Browsing by Subject "c-Fos"

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Insensitivity to anorexigenic effects of naltrexone in the VPA rat model of autism

Bray, Jonathon Edward (The University of Waikato, 2022)

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex disorder whose etiology lies in, among others, abnormal neural processing, and improper neural circuitry development. This results in a plethora of aberrant behaviors, including ...
Intragastric preloads of L-tryptophan reduce ingestive behavior via oxytocinergic neural mechanisms in male mice

Gartner, Sarah Nicole; Aidney, Fraser; Klockars, Anica; Prosser, Colin G.; Carpenter, Elizabeth A.; Isgrove, Kiriana; Levine, Allen S.; Olszewski, Pawel K. (Elsevier, 2018)

Human and laboratory animal studies suggest that dietary supplementation of a free essential amino acid, l-tryptophan (TRP), reduces food intake. It is unclear whether an acute gastric preload of TRP decreases consumption ...