The Utility of Animal Models for Studying the Metabo-Psychiatric Origins of Anorexia Nervosa

The Utility of Animal Models for Studying the Metabo-Psychiatric Origins of Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a severe eating disorder that primarily affects young women and girls, and is characterized by abnormal restrictive feeding and a dangerously low body-mass index. AN has one of the highest mortality rates of any psychiatric disorder, and no approved pharmacological treatment...

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Main Authors: Jie Zhang, Stephanie C. Dulawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
anorexia nervosa
animal model
activity based anorexia
hypothalamus
dopaminergic pathway
gut microbiome
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.711181/full

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