title: The corticotropin-releasing factor/urocortin system and alcohol.
abstract: This article represents the proceedings of a symposium at the RSA meeting in Montreal, Canada. The organizer was Andrey E. Ryabinin, and the chair was George F. Koob. The presentations were (1) Introduction, by Stephen C. Heinrichs; (2) Role of CRF and its receptors in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal response to alcohol, by Soon Lee and Catherine Rivier; (3) A role for CRF in the allostasis of alcohol dependence, by George F. Koob and Amanda J. Roberts; (4) CRF and alcohol: Lessons from knockouts, microinjections, and microdialysis, by M. Foster Olive, Kristin K. Mehmert, R. Camarini, Joseph A. Kim, Heather N. Koenig, Michelle A. Nannini, and Clyde W. Hodge; and (5) Selective sensitivity of urocortin-containing neurons to alcohol self-administration, by Andrey E. Ryabinin and Ryan K. Bachtell.
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland 97201-3098, USA. ryabinin@ohsu.edu
authors.forename: Andrey E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Ryabinin
authors.forename: Ryan K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Bachtell
authors.forename: Stephen C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Heinrichs
authors.forename: Soon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rivier
authors.forename: M Foster
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Olive
authors.forename: Kristin K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Mehmert
authors.forename: Rosana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Camarini
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Heather N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Koenig
authors.forename: Michelle A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Nannini
authors.forename: Clyde W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Hodge
authors.forename: Amanda J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: George F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Koob
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D054832:Urocortins
chemical_list: D054832:Urocortins; D000431:Ethanol; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone