Prolactin is a protein hormone of the anterior pituitary gland that was originally named for its
ability to promote lactation in response to the suckling stimulus of hungry young mammals …

Cholecystokinin (CCK) was discovered in 1928 in jejunal extracts as a gallbladder
contraction factor. It was later shown to be member of a peptide family, which are all ligands …

The organization of projection neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA), and in adjacent
parts of the raphe nuclei medial to it (the central and rostral linear, and interfascicular …

The present edition of The Human Central Nervous System differs considerably from its
predecessors. In previous editions, the text was essentially confined to a section dealing …

Ghrelin is a hormone that stimulates growth hormone secretion and signals energy
insufficiency via interaction with its receptor, the growth hormone secretagogue receptor …

The messenger RNA (mRNA) of the recently characterized D 3 dopamine receptor was
visualized on rat brain sections using in situ hybridization with a 32 P-labeled ribonucleic …

Neuroleptic drugs disrupt the learning and performance of operant habits motivated by a
variety of positive reinforcers, including food, water, brain stimulation, intravenous opiates …

During the past two decades several revisions of the concepts underlying interneuronal
communication in the central nervous system have been advanced. We propose here to …

Cholecystokinin (CCK) has emerged as an important mammalian neuropeptide, localized in
peripheral organs and in the central nervous system. This review presents an overview of …

Since their discovery in the mammalian brain, it has been apparent that serotonin (5-HT)
and dopamine (DA) interactions play a key role in normal and abnormal behavior …