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Acute physical and psychological stress effects on visceral hypersensitivity in male rat: role of central nucleus of the amygdala

ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of acute physical and psychological stress and temporary central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) block on stress-induced visceral hypersensitivity. Methods: Forty two male Wistar rats were used in this study. Animals were divided in...

A regulação da proteína quinase ativada pelo AMP (AMPK) no CeA e os efeitos sobre o controle da ingestão alimentar e gasto energético

Resumo: A AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) regula o balanço energético por ações no hipotálamo. Sua ativação está ligada ao aumento da ingestão alimentar e sua inibição leva a redução da ingestão alimentar. Recentes evidências demonstram que outras regiões do sistema nervoso podem cont...

Repeated binge-like ethanol administration during adolescence cause decreased C-Fos immunoreactivity in amygdala and arcuate nucleus in adult Sprague-Dawley rats

Int. j. morphol; 32 (2), 2014
Binge alcohol drinking during adolescence has been associated with neurotoxicity and increased risk for the development of alcohol use disorders. There is evidence that acute and chronic ethanol administration alters c-fos expression, an indirect index of cellular activity, in different brain regions in ...