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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50993#.VFHRPlfHRK0 Author(s) Valentina Bashkatova * , Sergey Sudakov , Galina Nazarova , Elena Alexeeva Affiliation(s) P.K. Anokhin Research Institute of Normal Physiology, Moscow, Russia . ABSTRACT The objective of these experiments was to study the effects of ethanol on the anxiety level, activity, metabolic rate, and feeding and drinking behaviors of rats that were chronically treated with nicotine. The chronic intake of nicotine changed the effects of the acute administration of ethanol. Thus, the nicotine-dependent rats demonstrated a significantly decreased anxiolytic-like effect in response to ethanol than did the contr...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50562#.VESmyFfHRK0 Author(s)   Luca Mattei , Antonietta Colatrella , Olimpia Bitterman , Paola Bianchi , Chiara Giuliani , Giona Roma , Camilla Festa , Gianluca Merola , Vincenzo Toscano , Angela Napoli Affiliation(s) Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy . ABSTRACT Background & Aims: Breastfeeding improves glucose tolerance in the early postpartum period of women with prior gestational diabetes GDM, but it is unclear whether future risk of metabolic alterations, like type 2 diabetes, is reduced. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of lactation, three years after pregnancy, on glucose and lipid meta...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50562#.VECnrVfHRK0 Author(s) Luca Mattei , Antonietta Colatrella , Olimpia Bitterman , Paola Bianchi , Chiara Giuliani , Giona Roma , Camilla Festa , Gianluca Merola , Vincenzo Toscano , Angela Napoli Affiliation(s) Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy . ABSTRACT Background & Aims: Breastfeeding improves glucose tolerance in the early postpartum period of women with prior gestational diabetes GDM, but it is unclear whether future risk of metabolic alterations, like type 2 diabetes, is reduced. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of lactation, three years after pregnancy, on glucose and lipid metabolis...