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Peptide is a key mediator in the regulation of compulsive alcohol drinking
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Peptide is a key mediator in the regulation of compulsive alcohol drinking

by  Boston University School of Medicine Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified that a peptide, pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating mediator is involved with compulsive consumption of alcohol. In addition, they have discovered that this protein acts in an area of the brain called the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis, or BNST, a region...