title: Losing the lust for life: a new role for an old feeding Peptide?
abstract: A recent paper in Nature (Lim et al., 2012) describes the effects of melanocortin receptors in the nucleus accumbens. The studies connect a hypothalamic peptide system with brain reward centers and show effects on specific neuronal populations and behavioral components of mood.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.
authors.forename: Benjamin B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Land
authors.forename: Ralph J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: DiLeone
mesh_terms: D059445:Anhedonia / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D054351:Electrical Synapses / Q000378:metabolism*; D009714:Nucleus Accumbens / Q000473:pathology*; D044105:Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4 / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D044105:Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4