Chunk #113 — 3 Neuropeptide Roles in Acute and Chronic Alcohol Actions — 3.1 Corticotropin-Releasing Factor — 3.1.4 Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Actions in the Basolateral Amygdala

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Synaptic effects induced by alcohol.

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Taken together these data suggest that a dysregulation of the extrahypothalamic CRF function is a major determinant of vulnerability to high alcohol intake and maintenance of alcohol and drug dependence.