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3362940

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-6-9
pubmed:abstractText
The voluntary intake of alcohol has been shown to be attenuated by a variety of manipulations which increase activity in the renin-angiotensin system. In the present study we examined the effects of peripheral injections of the peptide angiotensin II on alcohol drinking. The peptide produced a dose-dependent decrease in alcohol intake with 20 micrograms/kg having little effect, 200 micrograms/kg reducing intake by approximately 50% and 1 mg/kg virtually abolishing all alcohol drinking. This decrease was not due to a peptide induced motor deficit, or state of sickness, and could also not be accounted for by the increased water intake, or by a change in pharmacokinetics and taste function. These data provide direct evidence that angiotensin II can modulate voluntary alcohol drinking. The possibility that the level of angiotensin II serves as a satiety signal in alcohol drinking is discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0091-3057
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
479-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Angiotensin II reduces voluntary alcohol intake in the rat.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't