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Hypothesizing Balancing Endorphinergic and Glutaminergic Systems to Treat and Prevent Relapse to Reward Deficiency Behaviors: Coupling D-Phenylalanine and N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine (NAC) as a Novel Therapeutic Modality

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Effects of DA-Phen, a dopamine-aminoacidic conjugate, on alcohol intake and forced abstinence

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Prenatal Effects of Nicotine on Obesity Risks: A Narrative Review

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No effect of sex on ethanol intake and preference after dopamine transporter (DAT) knockdown in adult mice

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Ceftriaxone alters the gut microbiome composition and reduces alcohol intake in male and female Sprague–Dawley rats

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Loss of Dopamine D2 Receptors Induces Atrophy in the Temporal and Parietal Cortices and the Caudal Thalamus of Ethanol‐Consuming Mice

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Effects of Ovariectomy and 17β-Estradiol Replacement on Dopamine D2 Receptors in Female Rats: Consequences on Sucrose, Alcohol, Water Intakes and Body Weight

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Imaging of alcohol‐induced dopamine release in rats:Preliminary findings with [11C]raclopride PET

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Dopamine transporter gene expression within the nucleus accumbens plays important role in the acquisition and reinstatement of ethanol-seeking behavior in mice

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Exercise Influences the Brain’s Metabolic Response to Chronic Cocaine Exposure in Male Rats

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Low Dopamine D2 Receptor Expression Drives Gene Networks Related to GABA, cAMP, Growth and Neuroinflammation in Striatal Indirect Pathway Neurons

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The Genetic Complexity of Alcohol Drinking in Rodents

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MicroPET investigation of chronic long-term neurotoxicity from heavy ion irradiation

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Autophagy-Based Hypothesis on the Role of Brain Catecholamine Response During Stress

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Effects of the Fyn kinase inhibitor saracatinib on ventral striatal activity during performance of an fMRI monetary incentive delay task in individuals family history positive or negative for alcohol use disorder. A pilot randomised trial

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Biopharmaceuticals against substance use disorders – Present and future

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Is Sugar a Gateway Drug?

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Neurobehavioral plasticity in the rodent gustatory system induced by regular consumption of a low-calorie sweetener during adolescence

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Pharmacology of Alcohol Use

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CNS Genes Implicated in Relapse

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Evaluation of A1 Allele of the DRD2 Gene in Rat Model and Human

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Overexpression of dopamine D2 receptors reduces alcohol self‐administration

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Dopamine D2R DNA transfer in dopamine D2 receptor-deficient mice: effects on ethanol drinking

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Therapy for alcoholic rats

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Multi-dimensional characterization of an alcohol dependence-prone phenotype in rats

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