Journal article
Ventromedial hypothalamic lesions eliminate gastric acid secretion elicited by anticipated eating
Abstract
Electrolytic lesions of the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) produce an obesity syndrome characterized, in part, by excessive food intake and adiposity. Several hypotheses suggest that VMH lesion-induced hyperphagia results from elevated parasympathetic tone on the viscera expressed via the vagus nerves. To evaluate this possibility, vagally-mediated gastric acid secretion was measured in control and VMH-lesion rats. Initially, Pavlovian …
Authors
Weingarten HP; Parkinson W
Journal
Appetite, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 205–219
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 1988
DOI
10.1016/0195-6663(88)90013-x
ISSN
0195-6663