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Adrenergic and cholinergic drugs were utilized to investigate receptor specificity in the lateral hypothalamic feeding and drinking systems. Natural hunger was not effectively reduced by adrenergic antagonism. Cholingergic agents elicited and blocked eating responses under different conditions. These results are interpreted as a lack of specificity and are discussed in terms of such a model.
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This research was completed at Kansas University by the first author, under the direction of the second author, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the master’s degree. Support was partially obtained through an NIMH predoctoral fellowship awarded to S. Capobianco (MH 47061-01). Requests should be sent to the first author, Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903. This paper is sponsored by Leonard W. Hamilton, who assumes editorial responsibility for it.
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Capobianco, S., Mountford, D. The effects of drug administration to the lateral hypothalamus: Neurochemical coding or nonspecificity?. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 3, 179–180 (1974). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333435
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