The Role of the Endocannabinoid System in Binge Eating Disorder
Abstract Eating disorders are multifactorial disorders that involve maladaptive feeding behaviors. Binge eating disorder (BED), the most prevalent of these…
Katia Befort
CB1 Agonism Alters Addiction-Related Behaviors in Mice Lacking Mu or Delta Opioid Receptors
Abstract Opioids are powerful analgesics but the clinical utility of these compounds is reduced by aversive outcomes, including the development…
Interactions of the opioid and cannabinoid systems in reward: Insights from knockout studies
Abstract The opioid system consists of three receptors, mu, delta, and kappa, which are activated by endogenous opioid peptides (enkephalins,…