| Literature DB >> 14642853 |
Takashi Bungo1, Tomofumi Izumi, Kazuya Kawamura, Tomo Takagi, Hiroshi Ueda, Mitsuhiro Furuse.
Abstract
This study was designed to compare the effects of muscimol (GABA(A) agonist), baclofen (GABA(B) agonist) and nipecotic acid (GABA uptake inhibitor) on food intake in two chicken strains (meat-type and layer-type chicks). The intracerebroventricular (ICV) injection of all GABA agents induced hyperphagia in layer-type chicks. However, in broiler chicks, there were similar tendencies with muscimol and nipecotic acid but not significantly different. Conversely, ICV injection of baclofen depressed feeding of broiler chicks. These results suggest that there are some differences in central GABAergic systems between these strains of chicks, but GABAergic systems have an important role in the regulation of food intake in neonatal chicks.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14642853 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2003.09.017
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Res ISSN: 0006-8993 Impact factor: 3.252