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

Table 2

Effects of -MSH on glucose-sensitive and GD-sensitive neurons in the DVC.

		Response to -MSH
		Activated	Depressed	Insensitive
Response to glucose	24 GE neurons	19 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (20.8%)
	20 GI neurons	1 (5.0%)	16 (80.0%)	3 (15.0%)
Response to GD	20 GD-EXC	15 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (25.0%)
	14 GD-INH	0 (0.0%)	11 (78.6%)	3 (21.4%)