Glutamate and GABA in lateral hypothalamic mechanisms controlling food intake

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 40-46

  Stanley, B G ^a   Urstadt, K R ^a   Charles, J R ^a   Kee, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Eating behavior; Gamma aminobutyric acid; Glutamate; Lateral hypothalamus

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LATERAL HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATIETY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; HYPOTHALAMIC AREA, LATERAL; NEURONS; RATS; REWARD;

EID: 79957666652     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2011.04.046     Document Type: Article

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