Possible mechanism for the effect of anorexic agents on feeding and hoarding behaviour in rats
β Scribed by John E. Blundell
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1971
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 273 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0033-3158
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β¦ Synopsis
Amphetamine, fenfiuramine, and chlorphentermine were tested for their effect on feeding and hoarding activity in rats, and the results interpreted according to a hypothalamic model for the regulation of motivated behaviour. All three compounds inhibited both feeding and hoarding, and the degree of inhibition was dose-dependent. Since feeding and hoarding are both influenced by activity in the lateral hypothalamus while feeding alone is modified by ventromedial hypothalamie activity, the result is consistent with a direct (inhibitory) action of the drugs on the lateral hypothalamus, rather than on the ventromedial region.
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