Metabolism
Orexin A results in hypophagia induced by hyperthermia
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, March 31st, 2003
According to recent research from Italy, "This experiment tested the effect of the sympathetic and thermogenic activation induced by orexin A on eating behavior. The food intake, firing rate (FR) of the sympathetic nerves to interscapular brown adipose tissue (IBAT), MAT and abdominal temperatures (T-IBAT and T-ab), and heart rate (HR) were monitored in 24-hour-fasting male Sprague-Dawley rats for 15 hours after food presentation."
"Orexin A (1.5 nmol) was injected into the lateral cerebral ventricle 6 hours before food presentation while FR, T-IBAT, and...
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