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Obesity decreases excitability of putative ventral tegmental area GABAergic neurons

Palatable food has reinforcing effects on feeding and accelerates obesity. Alteration of food-related behavior in obesity may promote maintenance of obesity. The ventral tegmental area (VTA) of the midbrain is important for food reward. However, it is unknown whether activity of VTA neurons is alter...

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Autores principales: Koyama, Susumu, Kawaharada, Mari, Terai, Hiroki, Ohkurano, Masahiro, Mori, Masayoshi, Kanamaru, Syohei, Hirose, Shinichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3841055/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24303191
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/phy2.126