Lateral hypothalamic NMDA receptors and glutamate as physiological mediators of eating and weight control

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 270, Issue 2 39-2, 1996, Pages

  Stanley, B G ^a   Willett III, V L ^a   Donias, H W ^a   Dee II, M G ^a   Duva, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

excitatory amino acids; feeding; N methyl D aspartate; obesity

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; LATERAL HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0029964455     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1996.270.2.r443     Document Type: Article

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