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Rats with bilateral lateral hypothalamic lesions lose weight at a slower rate and survive longer if deprived of food and water for 2 days prior to surgery. This effect appears to be a function of the duration of food and water deprivation preceding surgery rather than of the preoperative level of body weight.
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This research was supported bY NIMH Grant 1 R01 MH21156-01 to S. D. Glick.
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Glick, S.D., Greenstein, S. Facilitation of survival following lateral hypothalamic damage by prior food and water deprivation. Psychon Sci 28, 163–164 (1972). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328696
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