Rapid nongenomic estrogen signaling controls alcohol drinking behavior
Lia J. Zallar, Jean K. Rivera-Irizarry, Peter U. Hámor, Irena Pigulevskiy, Ana-Sofia Rico Rozo, Hajar Mehanna, Dezhi Liu, Jacqueline P. Welday, Rebecca Bender, Joseph J. Asfouri, Olivia B. Levine, Mary Jane Skelly, Colleen K. Hadley, Kristopher M. Fecteau, Scottie Nelson, , Kristen E. Pleil
This study shows that high estrogen levels during the proestrus phase increase binge drinking in female mice via rapid nongenomic signaling at estrogen receptor alpha in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis.
bioRxiv · Nov 2, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience