In mice, intracerebroventricular kisspeptin‑10 at 0.3 μg inhibited the feeding response to an overnight fast by 50% during the 2-3 h period after injection.
In plain wordsIn mice, a low dose of kisspeptin‑10 in the brain cut eating after a fast by half.
- Peptide
- Kisspeptin-10
- Outcome
- DecreaseFeeding response to overnight fast, 2-3 h postinjection
- Study
mousen: not reported in source
mice, automated feeding monitoring- Outcome group
- Appetite and food intake · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- 0.3 μg/mouse · intracerebroventricularAs given in this study (mouse).
Measurements
- Inhibition of feeding response
- 50%
- 0.3 μg/mouse
Source sentences
Kisspeptin-10 (0.3, 1, and 3 μg/mouse) dose-dependently inhibited the feeding response to an overnight fast by 50, 95, and 90% respectively, during the 2-3 h period postinjection.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
We examined how kisspeptin-10 influences feeding after intracerebroventricular injection in mice using automated monitoring.