Alterations in food intake by opioid and dopamine signaling pathways between the ventral tegmental area and the shell of the nucleus accumbens.
Alterations in food intake by opioid and dopamine signaling pathways between the ventral tegmental area and the shell of the nucleus accumbens.
Amy F MacDonald,C. Billington,A. Levine
2004 · DOI: 10.1016/J.BRAINRES.2004.05.043
Brain Research · 88 Citations
TLDR
A signaling pathway between the VTA and the sNAcc is suggested in which opioids and DA facilitate feeding in an interdependent manner.