Amygdala, an important regulator for food intake

Frontiers of Biology in China

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 82-85

  Zhang, Qian ^a   Li, Houkai ^a   Guo, Feifan ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

amygdala; food intake; neuropeptide

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251612224     PISSN: 16733509     EISSN: 16733622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11515-011-0950-z     Document Type: Review

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