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| Title |
A high-fat diet decreases GABA concentration in the frontal cortex and hippocampus of rats
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| Published in |
Biological Research, February 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40659-016-0075-6 |
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| Authors |
Cuauhtemoc Sandoval-Salazar, Joel Ramírez-Emiliano, Aurora Trejo-Bahena, Cecilia I. Oviedo-Solís, Martha Silvia Solís-Ortiz |
| Abstract |
It has been proposed that the γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) plays a key role in the regulation of food intake and body weight by controlling the excitability, plasticity and the synchronization of neuronal activity in the frontal cortex (FC). It has been also proposed that the high-fat diet (HFD) could disturb the metabolism of glutamate and consequently the GABA levels, but the mechanism is not yet clearly understood. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a HFD on the GABA levels in the FC and hippocampus of rats. The HFD significantly increased weight gain and blood glucose levels, whereas decreased the GABA levels in the FC and hippocampus compared with standard diet-fed rats. HFD decreases GABA levels in the FC and hippocampus of rat, which likely disrupts the GABAergic inhibitory processes, underlying feeding behavior. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 3 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 33% |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 114 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 114 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 19 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 17 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 11% |
| Professor | 9 | 8% |
| Other | 18 | 16% |
| Unknown | 23 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience | 26 | 23% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 15 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 18 | 16% |
| Unknown | 27 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 January 2018.
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