Basal and glucoprivic-induced changes in extracellular GABA in the ventral hypothalamus of Zucker rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 2 40-2, 1996, Pages

  Specter, S E ^b   Horwitz, B A ^b   Beverly, J Lee ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

2 deoxy D glucose; lateral hypothalamus; medial hypothalamus; microdialysis

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; FOOD INTAKE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; HYPERPHAGIA; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029820388     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1996.271.2.r388     Document Type: Article

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