An Attempt to Produce Hyperphagia in Sheep by Electrical Damage to the Hypothalamus

E. L. Holmes, FJ Fraser

Australian Journal of Biological Sciences · 1965 · 10 citations · 2 references

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Abstract

Attempts to produce hyperphagia in sheep by establishing electrolytic lesions in the region of the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus have been uniformly unsuccessful. The possible implications of this are discussed.

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