Journal article
Tail Pinch Induces Eating in Sated Rats Which Appears to Depend on Nigrostriatal Dopamine
Abstract
Mild tail pinch reliably and rapidly induced eating, gnawing, or licking behavior in all animals tested. Eating was by far the predominant response. Pharmacological analysis of the involvement of the brain catecholamines in tail-pinch behavior suggests that it is critically dependent on the nigrostriatal dopamine system.
Authors
Antelman SM; Szechtman H
Journal
Science, Vol. 189, No. 4204, pp. 731–733
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Publication Date
August 29, 1975
DOI
10.1126/science.1154024
ISSN
0036-8075