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Relation between obesity and blunted striatal response to food is moderated by TaqIA A1 allele.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 17 Oct 2008
Stice E, Spoor S, Bohon C, Small D M
Abstract excerpt
The dorsal striatum plays a role in consummatory food reward, and striatal dopamine receptors are reduced in obese individuals, relative to lean individuals, which suggests that the striatum and dopaminergic signaling in the striatum may contribute to the development of obesity. Thus, we tested whether striatal activation in response to food intake is related to current and future increases in body mass and...
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