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Friday, May 25, 2007

Role of Appetite-Regulating Peptides in Alcohol Craving: An Analysis in Respect to Subtypes and Different Consumption Patterns in Alcoholism
 Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 31 (6), 950–954.



A role of appetite-regulating peptides like leptin and ghrelin in the neurobiology of alcohol craving has been proposed by several studies.

Aim of this analysis was to search for differences regarding an association between these peptides and alcohol craving with respect to different subtypes and beverage consumption patterns in patients with alcohol dependence.

Our findings show that appetite-regulating peptides may be of special importance regarding alcohol craving in subtypes of patients. This may explicate at least in part previous contradictory findings.


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