Sex differences in body weight gains following amygdaloid lesions in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 277, Issue 4 46-4, 1999, Pages

  King, Bruce M ^a   Rollins, Bethany L ^a   Stines, Samuel G ^a   Cassis, Sofia A ^a   McGuire, Holland B ^a   Lagarde, Michelle L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Estrous cycle; Feeding behavior; Ovariectomy

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0032724826     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1999.277.4.r975     Document Type: Article

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