Carla Di Francesco

Systemic administration of ghrelin increases extracellular dopamine in the shell but not the core subdivision of the nucleus accumbens

Davide Quarta, Carla Di Francesco, Sergio Melotto et al. · Neurochemistry International · 2008 · 128 citations

Core Subdivision, Neurobiological Mechanism, Neurophysiology +15

PRECLINICAL STUDY: Correlation between serum ghrelin levels and cocaine‐seeking behaviour triggered by cocaine‐associated conditioned stimuli in rats

Michela Tessari, Antonio Catalano, Michele Pellitteri et al. · Addiction Biology · 2007 · 84 citations

Brain-gut Peptide, Lever Presses, Behavioral Addiction +20

Brain reinforcement system function is ghrelin dependent: studies in the rat using pharmacological fMRI and intracranial self‐stimulation

Paul J. Wellman, P. Shane Clifford, Juan A. Rodriguez et al. · Addiction Biology · 2011 · 47 citations · Full text

Synaptic Transmission, Pharmacological Fmri, Affective Neuroscience +27

Discovery Process and Characterization of Novel Carbohydrazide Derivatives as Potent and Selective GHSR1a Antagonists

Fabio Maria Sabbatini, Romano Di Fabio, Mauro Corsi et al. · ChemMedChem · 2010 · 24 citations

Combinatorial Chemistry, Human Growth, Glycobiology +25

RESEARCH FOCUS ON COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOUR IN ANIMALS: Pre‐exposure to environmental cues predictive of food availability elicits hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis activation and increases operant responding for food in female rats

Carlo Cifani, Alessandro Zanoncelli, Michela Tessari et al. · Addiction Biology · 2009 · 11 citations

Neuroendocrinology, Food Intake, Hypothalamic Circuits +22