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. 2020 Oct 8;40(2):04. doi: 10.35946/arcr.v40.2.04

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Sex differences in the effects of alcohol on the interacting brain systems associated with the three stages of addiction.

Note: BLA, basolateral amygdala; BNST, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis; CeA, central amygdala; CRF-R1, corticotropin-releasing factor receptor 1; GABA_A receptors, gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptors; GR, glucocorticoid receptors; mPFC, medial prefrontal cortex; mRNA, messenger RNA; NAc, nucleus accumbens; PFC, prefrontal cortex; VTA, ventral tegmental area. Created with BioRender.