Published in Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol on July 01, 2002
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A bi-directional mu-opioid-opioid connection between the nucleus of the accumbens shell and the central nucleus of the amygdala in the rat. Brain Res (2004) 1.06
Oxytocin as feeding inhibitor: maintaining homeostasis in consummatory behavior. Pharmacol Biochem Behav (2010) 1.05
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A novel paradigm for assessing efficacies of potential antidotes against neurotoxins in mice. Toxicol Lett (2007) 1.03
Analysis of the network of feeding neuroregulators using the Allen Brain Atlas. Neurosci Biobehav Rev (2008) 1.02
Nicotine self-administration in the rat: effects of hypocretin antagonists and changes in hypocretin mRNA. Psychopharmacology (Berl) (2010) 1.01
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Effects of the opioid antagonist naltrexone on feeding induced by DAMGO in the ventral tegmental area and in the nucleus accumbens shell region in the rat. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol (2003) 1.00
Molecular, immunohistochemical, and pharmacological evidence of oxytocin's role as inhibitor of carbohydrate but not fat intake. Endocrinology (2010) 0.99
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the hypothalamic ventromedial nucleus increases energy expenditure. Brain Res (2010) 0.99
Alterations in food intake by opioid and dopamine signaling pathways between the ventral tegmental area and the shell of the nucleus accumbens. Brain Res (2004) 0.98
Novel peptide-peptide cooperation may transform feeding behavior. Peptides (2002) 0.95
Sugar and fat--from genes to culture. J Nutr (2003) 0.95
Complexity of neural mechanisms underlying overconsumption of sugar in scheduled feeding: involvement of opioids, orexin, oxytocin and NPY. Peptides (2008) 0.94
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Peptides that regulate food intake: regional, metabolic, and circadian specificity of lateral hypothalamic orexin A feeding stimulation. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol (2003) 0.93
Chronic sugar intake dampens feeding-related activity of neurons synthesizing a satiety mediator, oxytocin. Peptides (2010) 0.93
Sleep and obesity: a focus on animal models. Neurosci Biobehav Rev (2012) 0.93
Functional interaction between nociceptin/orphanin FQ and alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone in the regulation of feeding. Peptides (2006) 0.92
Selection of electrical algorithms to treat obesity with intermittent vagal block using an implantable medical device. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2008) 0.92
Chronic administration of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus reverses obesity induced by high-fat diet. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol (2010) 0.92
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Central ghrelin induces feeding driven by energy needs not by reward. Neuroreport (2007) 0.88
Urocortin in the hypothalamic PVN increases leptin and affects uncoupling proteins-1 and -3 in rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol (2002) 0.88
Operant responding for sucrose by rats bred for high or low saccharin consumption. Physiol Behav (2010) 0.88
Behavioral responses to orexin, orexin receptor gene expression, and spontaneous physical activity contribute to individual sensitivity to obesity. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab (2012) 0.88
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Long-term, intermittent, insulin-induced hypoglycemia produces marked obesity without hyperphagia or insulin resistance: a model for weight gain with intensive insulin therapy. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab (2012) 0.87
Opioids as facilitators of feeding: can any food be rewarding? Physiol Behav (2011) 0.87
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Evidence for a mu-opioid-opioid connection between the paraventricular nucleus and ventral tegmental area in the rat. Brain Res (2003) 0.86