Ventromedial hypothalamic nuclei and feding behavior

The role of the ventromedial nuclei of the hypothalamus [VMN] in food behavior was studied in adult male rats, allocated in 3 groups: control, sham and lesioned. Electrolytic lesions were induced stereotaxically [1.2 mA, 15 sec]. Results revealed a significant decrease [p<0.05] in body weight [BW] and food intake [FI] in the order of lesioned