AlSharari, Shakir D; Alameen, Alaa A; Aldafiri, Fawzeyah S; Ali, Yousif S; Alshammari, Musaad A; Sari, Youssef; Damaj, M I
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Consumption of palatable food (PF) can alleviate anxiety, and pain in humans. Contrary, spontaneous withdrawal of long-term PF intake produces anxiogenic-like behavior and abnormal pain sensation, causing challenges to weight-loss diet and anti-obesity agents. Thus, we examined α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (α7nAChR) involvement since it plays essential role in nociception and psychological behaviors.
