<i>β</i>‐Endorphin Neuronal Transplantation Into the Hypothalamus Alters Anxiety‐Like Behaviors in Prenatal Alcohol‐Exposed Rats and Alcohol‐Non‐Preferring and Alcohol‐Preferring Rats

Abstract

These data further establish a role of β-EP neurons in the hypothalamus for regulating physiological stress response and anxiety behavior and resemble a potential novel therapy for treating stress-related psychiatric disorders in prenatal alcohol-exposed children and those genetically predisposed to increased alcohol consumption.