An update on CRF mechanisms underlying alcohol use disorders and dependence.

Alcohol is the most commonly used and abused substance worldwide. The emergence of alcohol use disorders, and alcohol dependence in particular, is accompanied by functional changes in brain reward and stress systems, which contribute to escalated alcohol drinking and seeking. Corticotropin Releasing...

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Main Authors: Isabel Marian Hartmann Quadros, Giovana Camila Macedo, Liz Paola Domingues, Cristiane Aparecida Favoretto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2016.00134/full