The Patterns of Feeding And Drinking Behavior After Intraventricular Administration of Orexigenic Compounds to Rats

Authors

Lauro Alejandro de Santiago, Brigham Young University
Dr. Gregory N. Ervin, Brigham Young University

Keywords

feeding and drinking behavior, intraventricular, orexigenic compounds, rats

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Psychology

Abstract

The effects of injections of some compounds on feeding behavior have been studied thoroughly in rats. However, the simultaneous pattern of feeding and drinking after the injection of either anorexic (feeding suppressor) or orexigenic (feeding inducer) compounds have been observed only infrequently or not at all. Only the feeding effects of a few compounds, like Neuropeptide Y (an orexigenic compound), have been studied in conjunction with drinking behavior. Observing the patterns of drinking and feeding behavior is important because it can provide valuable neuropharmacological and psychobiological information about the mechanisms that mediate the anorexic and orexigenic effects of these compounds. Also, the difference in sensitivity of feeding and drinking in different rat strains has not been studied. The objective of the research was to observe simultaneously the feeding and drinking effects of Melanin-Concentrating Hormone (MCH), a ligand of the endogenous neuropeptide galanin, in two different rat strains.

Recommended Citation

de Santiago, Lauro Alejandro and Ervin, Dr. Gregory N. (2014) "The Patterns of Feeding And Drinking Behavior After Intraventricular Administration of Orexigenic Compounds to Rats," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014: Iss. 1, Article 318.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/318