TY  - JOUR
T1  - Feeding Responses to Central Glutamatergic Receptor Agonist Administrations in Meat-Type Chicks
AU - Bungo, Takashi AU - Shiraishi, Jun-Ichi AU - Kawakami, Shin-Ichi 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 10
IS  - 8
SP  - 955
EP  - 958
PY  - 2011
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2011.955.958
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2011.955.958
KW  - Central nervous system
KW  -chick
KW  -feed intake
KW  -glutamatergic system
KW  -injections
KW  -injections
AB  - The effects of Intra Cerebro Ventricular (ICV) injections of various glutamatergic receptor agonists were investigated using broiler chicks. ICV treatments with N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA: a selective agonist of NMDA-subtype of glutamatergic ionotropic receptors) stimulated feeding behavior of chicks in a dose-dependent manner. On the other hand, ICV administration of kainate (a selective agonist of kainate-subtype of glutamatergic ionotropic receptors), AMPA (a selective agonist of AMPA-subtype of glutamatergic ionotropic receptors) or ACPD (a metabotropic glutamate agonist) did not affect feed intake in meat-type chicks. These findings indicated the involvement of glutamate as a chemical mediator in the regulation of feeding behavior in the meat-type chick, possibly acting on the central nervous system in this line through NMDA-sensitive glutamatergic receptor.
ER  -