An Attempt to Produce Hyperphagia in Sheep by Electrical Damage to the Hypothalamus
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- 1 January 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by CSIRO Publishing in Australian Journal of Biological Sciences
- Vol. 18 (2), 345-352
- https://doi.org/10.1071/bi9650345
Abstract
Attempts to produce hyperphagia in sheep by establishing electrolytic lesions in the region of the ventromedial nucleus of th''e hypothalamus have been uniformly unsuccessful. The possible implications of this are discussed.Keywords
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