A melanocortin (MC) receptor agonist reduced voluntary ethanol consumption in rats, establishing melanocortin receptor activation as a potential therapeutic approach for reducing alcohol intake in addiction.
Key findingA melanocortin (MC) receptor agonist reduced voluntary ethanol consumption in rats, establishing melanocortin receptor activation as a potential thera
What the researchers found
A melanocortin (MC) receptor agonist reduced voluntary ethanol consumption in rats, establishing melanocortin receptor activation as a potential therapeutic approach for reducing alcohol intake in addiction.
Why it matters
Relevant for peptide research.
How the study worked
research study.
What this study cannot tell us
See abstract.
How to read the evidence
emerging evidence.
When this study was published
Published in 2011.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
Common questions
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What was found?
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Assessment of voluntary ethanol consumption and the effects of a melanocortin (MC) receptor agonist on ethanol intake in mutant C57BL/6J mice lacking the MC-4 receptor.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 35(6), 1058-66
Citation
Navarro, Montserrat; Lerma-Cabrera, Jose M; Carvajal, Francisca; Lowery, Emily G; Cubero, Inmaculada; Thiele, Todd E. (2011). Assessment of voluntary ethanol consumption and the effects of a melanocortin (MC) receptor agonist on ethanol intake in mutant C57BL/6J mice lacking the MC-4 receptor.. Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 35(6), 1058-66. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01438.x