Mild Hypophagia and Associated Changes in Feeding-Related Gene Expression and c-Fos Immunoreactivity in Adult Male Rats with Sodium Valproate-Induced Autism

A core yet understudied symptom of autism is aberrant eating behaviour, including extremely narrow food preferences. Autistic individuals often refuse to eat despite hunger unless preferred food is given. We hypothesised that, apart from aberrant preference, underfeeding stems from abnormal hunger p...

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Main Authors: Tapasya Pal, Kathryn J. Laloli, Cushla A. Moscrip, Pawel K. Olszewski, Anica Klockars
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Genes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/13/2/259