ISBRA 2006 World Congress on Alcohol Research

Session Details

Peptidergic modulators in alcohol dependence; what are they? How do they work?

Monday, 11 September 2006 15:30 -17:00

Ballroom 3

Chair Marisa Roberto The Scripps Research Institute and Alcohol Research Center, Molecular and Integrative Neurosciences Department (MIND),United States
Co-Chair George F Koob The Scripps Research InstituteUnited States

The Role of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor in the Transition from Non-dependent to Dependent Drinking
  • George F Koob, The Scripps Research Institute, United States
  • The role of CRF in the acquisition and maintenance of alcohol preference and consumption
  • Andrew J Lawrence, Howard Florey Institute, Australia
  • Neuropeptide Y, and its receptors, in alcohol dependence
  • Annika Thorsell, NIAAA, NIH, United States
  • Opposing roles of NPY and CRF in regulation of GABAergic Transmission in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis
  • Danny G Winder, Vanderbilt University Sch. of Med., United States
  • Ethanol-CRF-N/OFQ interactions at GABAergic synapses in central amygdala
  • Marisa Roberto, The Scripps Research Institute, United States
  • Published on Thursday, 7 September 2006 by the Professional Conference Organiser