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Science 19 May 1967:
Vol. 156. no. 3777, pp. 983 - 984
DOI: 10.1126/science.156.3777.983
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Food and Water Intake after Intrahypothalamic Injections of Carbachol in the Rabbit

Sally R. Sommer 1, Donald Novin 1, and Mark Levine 1

1 Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles 90024

Direct chemical stimulation With carbachol in the hypothalamus of the rabbit caused a significant increase in food intake, as a function of place stimuilated and concentration. Lower doses of carbachol injected near the supraoptic nuleus produced an increase in drinking without an increase in eating.


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