[Effect of one-time and chronic administration of ethanol on the concentration of beta-endorphin in the brain of rats with different alcoholic motivation].

Autor: Iukhananov RIu, Maĭskiĭ AI, Burov IuV
Jazyk: ruština
Zdroj: Biulleten' eksperimental'noi biologii i meditsiny [Biull Eksp Biol Med] 1983 Jul; Vol. 96 (7), pp. 43-6.
Abstrakt: The concentration of beta-endorphin was determined in the cortex of the large hemispheres, thalamus, striatum and medulla oblongata of rats with varying duration of ethanol anesthesia and after a single injection of ethanol (2.5 g/kg). The content of beta-endorphin was also measured in the brain of rats which preferred and rejected 15% ethanol during long-term (up to 10 months) alcoholization. The data obtained indicate that ethanol produces a specific effect on the endorphinergic system in different brain structures of animals predisposed to voluntary alcoholization. A possible involvement of the neuropeptide in the formation of alcohol tolerance and physical dependence is discussed.
Databáze: MEDLINE