与高卡路里饮食接触相关的习惯性行为被素受体-1抗剂阻止

Sam Merlin1, Teri M Furlong2,3

  • 1School of Science, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia.

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概括

用SB-334867准素受体-1 (ORX-R1) 减少了暴露在高热量饮食中的老鼠寻找食物的习惯性. 这一发现意味着黑体和横向下丘脑在习惯形成中,为强迫性食障碍提供了洞察力.

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