Publications by authors named "Diogo D'Paula Cunha Brasileiro de Melo"
Perinatal malnutrition stimulates motivation through reward and enhances drd(1a) receptor expression in the ventral striatum of adult mice.
Paula Honório de Melo Martimiano Gilvanildo Roberto da Silva Vanessa Fernandes da Silva Almeida Coimbra Rhowena Jane Barbosa Matos Bruno Fernando Pereira de Souza Diogo D'Paula Cunha Brasileiro de Melo
Pharmacol Biochem Behav
July 2015
Aim: The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of protein perinatal malnutrition on the function of dopamine DRD1 and DRD2 receptors in regards to motivation and food consumption in adult mice. The study also analyzed the effect of protein perinatal malnutrition on the gene expression of these receptors in the ventral striatum.
Methods: Wistar lineage mice were divided into two groups according to maternal diet: control (17% casein), n=30 and low protein (8% casein), n=30.