Nucleus incertus corticotrophin-releasing factor 1 receptor signalling regulates alcohol seeking in rats

Leigh C Walker; Hanna E Kastman; Jan A Koeleman; Craig M Smith; Christina J Perry; Elena V Krstew; Andrew L Gundlach; Andrew J Lawrence

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Nucleus incertus corticotrophin-releasing factor 1 receptor signalling regulates alcohol seeking in rats

Leigh C Walker, Hanna E Kastman, Jan A Koeleman, Craig M Smith, Christina J Perry, Elena V Krstew, Andrew L Gundlach, Andrew J Lawrence

Addiction Biology | WILEY | Published : 2017

DOI: 10.1111/adb.12426

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Funding Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Dr Wylie W. Vale (in memoriam), Dr Paul E. Sawchenko and Dr Joan Vaughan from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies for the generous gift of the antisera against CRF. These studies were funded by a NHMRC project grant (1079893) to A.J.L. and A.L.G., both of whom are NHMRC Fellows (A.J.L. 1020737 and A.L.G. 1106330). L.C.W. is supported by an Australian Postgraduate Scholarship, and H.E.K. was supported by an Uppsala University Exchange Scholarship and a University of Melbourne International Scholarship. Mr Cary Zhang provided discussion. We also acknowledge the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. The authors declare no competing financial interests.