Endogenous opioid receptors and the feast or famine of maladaptive feeding

Abstract Maladaptive feeding comprises unhealthy eating patterns that jeopardize survival, including over- and underconsumption. These behaviors are often coordinated by endogenous opioid receptors (EORs). Here, we explore the involvement of EORs in obesity and anorexia nervosa (AN), two disorders a...

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Main Authors: Ames K. Sutton Hickey, Bridget A. Matikainen-Ankney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57515-0