Ghrelin modulates lateral amygdala neuronal firing and blocks acquisition for conditioned taste aversion.

Ghrelin is an orexigenic brain-gut hormone promoting feeding and regulating energy metabolism in human and rodents. An increasing number of studies have reported that ghrelin and its identified receptor, the growth hormone secretagogue receptor 1a (GHS-R1a), produces remarkably wide and complex func...

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Main Authors: Lige Song, Qianqian Zhu, Tianwei Liu, Ming Yu, Kewei Xiao, Qingnuan Kong, Renliang Zhao, Guo-Dong Li, Yu Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3676403?pdf=render