| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4315472 | Behavioural Brain Research | 2008 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Intracerebroventricular injection of visfatin caused increased feed intake and pecking efficiency, but did not affect water intake in chicks. Visfatin-treated chicks had increased c-Fos immunoreactivity in the lateral hypothalamus, decreased reactivity in the ventromedial hypothalamus and the dorsomedial hypothalamus, infundibular nucleus, periventricular nucleus, paraventricular nucleus were not affected. A low dose of visfatin increased locomotion. We conclude that intracerebroventricular injection of visfatin causes orexigenic effects in chicks.
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Authors
Mark A. Cline, Wint Nandar, Brian C. Prall, Christie N. Bowden, D. Michael Denbow,