α-MSH Influences the Excitability of Feeding-Related Neurons in the Hypothalamus and Dorsal Vagal Complex of Rats

Table 1

Effects of -MSH on glucose-sensitive neurons in the hypothalamus.

	Response to glucose	Response to -MSH
		Activated	Depressed	Insensitive
LHA	26 GE neurons	8 (30.8%)	8 (30.8%)	10 (38.4%)
	36 GI neurons	4 (11.1%)	27 (75.0%)	5 (13.9%)
VMN	22 GE neurons	20 (90.0%)	1 (4.5%)	1 (4.5%)
	8 GI neurons	1 (12.5%)	7 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)
PVN	27 GE neurons	24 (88.9%)	3 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)
	20 GI neurons	6 (30.0%)	14 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)