Physiology&Behavior,Vol. 51, pp. 933-938, 1992
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Bombesin-Induced Hypothermia and Hypophagia Are Associated With Plasma Metabolic Fuel Alterations in the Rat A L E X M. B A B C O C K , *| C H R I S B A R T O N , t
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*Department of Psychology, Montana State University, Bozeman, M T 59717, ~Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, ¢:Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Sepulveda Veterans Administration Medical Center, Sepulveda, CA 91343, §Department of Medicine, and ¶Brain Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024 Received 21 A u g u s t 1991 BABCOCK, A. M., C. BARTON, M. W. GUNION AND M. J. ROSENTHAL. Bombesin-inducedhypothermiaand hypophagia are associated withplasma metabolicfuel alterations in the rat. PHYSIOL BEHAV 51(5) 933-938, 1992.--Microinfusion of bombesin into the preoptic area (POA) has previously been shown to reduce core body temperature and feeding in rats that are food