Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase‐Activating Polypeptide‐27 (PACAP‐27) in the Thalamic Paraventricular Nucleus Is Stimulated by Ethanol Drinking

Anuranita Gupta, Andrew T. Gargiulo, Genevieve R. Curtis, Preeti S. Badve, Surya Pandey, Jessica R. Barson

Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research · 2018 · 30 citations · 54 references

Abstract

This study characterizes the PVT neuropeptide, PACAP, and its understudied protein isoform, PACAP-27, and demonstrates that it is involved in pharmacologically relevant EtOH drinking. This indicates that PACAP-27 should be further investigated for its possible role in EtOH drinking.

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