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Control of Eating Behavior Using a Novel Feedback System
Published on: May 8, 2018
Overview of methodological approaches to the study of ingestive behavior
1Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
Abstract:
Some examples of procedures used by feeding researchers are discussed in this unit and include ablation of neural function; inhibition of behaviors by selective neurotoxins and antisense oligonucleotides; staining of sensory and motor mechanisms; electrical stimulation of the brain; local injection and microdialysis of nutrients, neurotransmitters, and drugs; autoradiography and in situ hybridization of neurotransmitters with their receptors; electrophysiological techniques for multi- and single-unit recording of cells in the hypothalamus; and gene technology using inbred strains of genetically obese mice.
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