GABA in the nucleus accumbens shell participates in the central regulation of feeding behavior

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 4434-4440

  Stratford, Thomas R ^a,b   Kelley, Ann E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

baclofen; feeding behavior; food intake; GABA; muscimol; nucleus accumbens shell; vinyl GABA

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOREBRAIN; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SATIETY;

EID: 0031004672     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-11-04434.1997     Document Type: Article

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