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Calorie seeking, but not hedonic response, contributes to hyperphagia in a mouse model for Prader-Willi syndrome.
The European journal of neuroscience - 1 Aug 2015
Davies Jennifer R, Humby Trevor, Dwyer Dominic M, Garfield Alastair S, Furby Hannah, Wilkinson Lawrence S, Wells Timothy, Isles Anthony R
Abstract excerpt
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by deletion or inactivation of paternally expressed imprinted genes on human chromosome 15q11-q13, the most recognised feature of which is hyperphagia. This is thought to arise as a consequence of abnormalities in both the physiological drive for food and the rewarding properties of food. Although a number of mouse models for PWS exist, the...
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