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Appetite-related chemical also affects drug-seeking: Hungry rats more resistant to drug relapse in absence of chemical signal

January 19, 2011 by

A behavioral study of food-deprived rats shows that the animals were less likely to return to heroin-seeking habits when given a compound that blocks specific brain receptors.

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