the results suggests that ? -msh can modify , directly or indirectly , the striatal dopaminergic activity and that the behavioral alterations observed such as excessive grooming , could be mediated by the activation of the dopamine cells from the ventral tegmental area , that in turn may provoke a significative release of dopamine at the caudate putamen nucleus as well as in nucleus accumbens .
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