Running and addiction: precipitated withdrawal in a rat model of activity-based anorexia

Exercise improves cardiovascular health, strengthens muscles and bones, stimulates neuroplasticity, and promotes feelings of well-being. However, when taken to extremes, exercise can develop into an addictive-like behavior. To assess the addictive potential of exercise, withdrawal symptoms following...

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Published in:	Behavioral neuroscience Vol. 123; no. 4; p. 905
Main Authors:	Kanarek, Robin B, D'Anci, Kristen E, Jurdak, Nicole, Mathes, Wendy Foulds
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.08.2009
Subjects:	Analysis of Variance Animals Anorexia - physiopathology Body Weight - drug effects Disease Models, Animal Feeding Behavior - drug effects Feeding Behavior - physiology Female Male Motor Activity - drug effects Motor Activity - physiology Naloxone - administration & dosage Naloxone - pharmacology Narcotic Antagonists - administration & dosage Narcotic Antagonists - pharmacology Physical Conditioning, Animal Rats Rats, Long-Evans Sex Characteristics Substance Withdrawal Syndrome - physiopathology
ISSN:	1939-0084, 1939-0084
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