Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Increases Intravenous Ethanol Self-Administration in Dietary Obese Rats

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RYGB) is an effective treatment for severe obesity. Clinical studies however have reported susceptibility to increased alcohol use after RYGB, and preclinical studies have shown increased alcohol intake in obese rats after RYGB. This could reflect a direct enhanceme...

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Main Authors: Polston, James E., Pritchett, Carolyn E., Tomasko, Jonathan M., Rogers, Ann M., Leggio, Lorenzo, Thanos, Panayotis K., Volkow, Nora D., Hajnal, Andras
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3877092/