Prolonged Consumption of Sucrose in a Binge-Like Manner, Alters the Morphology of Medium Spiny Neurons in the Nucleus Accumbens Shell.

Prolonged Consumption of Sucrose in a Binge-Like Manner, Alters the Morphology of Medium Spiny Neurons in the Nucleus Accumbens Shell.

The modern diet has become highly sweetened, resulting in unprecedented levels of sugar consumption, particularly among adolescents. While chronic long-term sugar intake is known to contribute to the development of metabolic disorders including obesity and type II diabetes, little is known regarding...

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Main Authors: Paul M Klenowski, Masroor R Shariff, Arnauld eBelmer, Matthew J Fogarty, Erica H.W. Mu, Mark eBellingham, Selena eBartlett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Nucleus Accumbens
Sucrose
Long-term
Medium Spiny Neuron
Binge-like consumption
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00054/full

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