Central GABA-ergic systems and feeding behavior.

Department of Pharmacology, Institut Henri Beaufour, 72 Avenue des Tropiques, 91940 Les Ulis, France.

Neurochem Int. 1981;3(5):273-9. doi: 10.1016/0197-0186(81)90013-9.

Central GABA-ergic systems appear to be involved in the regulation of food intake and body weight in animals. Studies performed with systemic or intracerebral administration of GABA, GABA-agonists and GABA-antagonists support this view.