Facilitation of Recovery by α-Methyl- p -Tyrosine after Lateral Hypothalamic Damage
- 11 August 1972
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 177 (4048) , 534-535
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.177.4048.534
Abstract
Rats with bilateral lateral hypothalamic lesions die of starvation in approximately 7 days after surgery. Rats that were treated with α-methyl-p-tyrosine for 3 days prior to lateral hypothalamic surgery spontaneously eat, drink, and gain weight after surgery. These data suggest that recovery of function after lateral hypothalamic damage involves denervation supersensitivity.Keywords
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