Galanin can attenuate opiate reinforcement and withdrawal
Picciotto MR, Hawes JJ, Brunzell DH, Zachariou V. Galanin can attenuate opiate reinforcement and withdrawal. Neuropeptides 2005, 39: 313-315. PMID: 15944028, DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2004.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpiate reinforcementGalanin receptor agonistAction of opiatesUseful therapeutic agentEndogenous galaninReceptor agonistGalaninKnockout miceBrain areasTransgenic miceBrain regionsBehavioral signsOpiate addictionTherapeutic agentsBody of dataAltered susceptibilityWithdrawalMiceReceptorsAgonistsOpiates