Konopacki J
Acta Physiol Pol. 1976 Sep-Oct;27(5):425-33.
The experiments were performed on 15 cats divided into 3 groups. In the animals from group I with lesions placed in the medial part of the head of caudate nucleus (NC), hyperphagia and hypodipsia developed. In the group II, with lesions in the ventral part of the head of NC, hyperphagia was observed. In the group III, with lesions in the dorsal part of the head of NC, hyperdipsia developed. These data indicate that caudate nucleus (NC) is a part of the system regulating food intake. Differentiation of disturbances following lesions placed in different areas of NC may be due to simultaneous damage of two opposite systems in which NC is included: the dopaminergic nigrostriatal system and the noradrenergic system.
实验在15只猫身上进行，这些猫被分成3组。在第I组动物中，尾状核头部内侧部分受损，出现了摄食过多和饮水过少的情况。在第II组中，尾状核头部腹侧部分受损，观察到摄食过多。在第III组中，尾状核头部背侧部分受损，出现了饮水过多的情况。这些数据表明，尾状核是调节食物摄入系统的一部分。尾状核不同区域受损后出现的不同紊乱情况，可能是由于尾状核所属的两个相反系统同时受损所致：多巴胺能黑质纹状体系统和去甲肾上腺素能系统。
