A re-examination of septal lesion-induced weight gain in female rats

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 8-12

  Pankey, Edward A ^a   Shurley, Megan R ^a   King, Bruce M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Food intake; Hypothalamus; Ventral septum

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; LONG EVANS RAT; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; APPETITE REGULATION; BRAIN MAPPING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEPTUM OF BRAIN; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 42449149252     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.07.019     Document Type: Article

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