Activation of dopamine D4 receptors in the nucleus accumbens shell increases motivation for palatable food and homeostatic feeding, whereas systemic blockade reduces feeding behavior in rats

Juan Gabriel Tejas-Juárez, Josué Omar Suárez-Ortiz, Rodrigo Erick Escartín-Pérez, Juan Manuel Mancilla-Diaz, Josué Vidal Espinosa-Juárez, Alfredo Briones-Aranda, Fanny Rodríguez-Cruz, Eduardo Martínez-Abundis, Nancy Patricia Gómez-Crisóstomo, Refugio Cruz-Trujillo

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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1788044
Published: 2026-08-31
Container: Frontiers in Psychology
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@article{allodium:10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1788044,
  title = {Activation of dopamine D4 receptors in the nucleus accumbens shell increases motivation for palatable food and homeostatic feeding, whereas systemic blockade reduces feeding behavior in rats},
  author = {Juan Gabriel Tejas-Juárez and Josué Omar Suárez-Ortiz and Rodrigo Erick Escartín-Pérez and Juan Manuel Mancilla-Diaz and Josué Vidal Espinosa-Juárez and Alfredo Briones-Aranda and Fanny Rodríguez-Cruz and Eduardo Martínez-Abundis and Nancy Patricia Gómez-Crisóstomo and Refugio Cruz-Trujillo},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Frontiers in Psychology},
  doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1788044},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1788044}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Activation of dopamine D4 receptors in the nucleus accumbens shell increases motivation for palatable food and homeostatic feeding, whereas systemic blockade reduces feeding behavior in rats
AU  - Juan Gabriel Tejas-Juárez
AU  - Josué Omar Suárez-Ortiz
AU  - Rodrigo Erick Escartín-Pérez
AU  - Juan Manuel Mancilla-Diaz
AU  - Josué Vidal Espinosa-Juárez
AU  - Alfredo Briones-Aranda
AU  - Fanny Rodríguez-Cruz
AU  - Eduardo Martínez-Abundis
AU  - Nancy Patricia Gómez-Crisóstomo
AU  - Refugio Cruz-Trujillo
PY  - 2026
JO  - Frontiers in Psychology
DO  - 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1788044
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Tejas-Juárez, J. G., Suárez-Ortiz, J. O., Escartín-Pérez, R. E., Mancilla-Diaz, J. M., Espinosa-Juárez, J. V., Briones-Aranda, A., Rodríguez-Cruz, F., Martínez-Abundis, E., Gómez-Crisóstomo, N. P., & Cruz-Trujillo, R. (2026). Activation of dopamine D4 receptors in the nucleus accumbens shell increases motivation for palatable food and homeostatic feeding, whereas systemic blockade reduces feeding behavior in rats. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1788044

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