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A cellular basis for the munchies

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  • Sachin Patel

    (Sachin Patel and Roger D. Cone are at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0615, USA.)

  • Roger D. Cone

    (Sachin Patel and Roger D. Cone are at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0615, USA.)

Abstract

How does marijuana cause the irresistible hunger pangs known as the munchies? Paradoxically, the answer seems to involve an unusual mode of activation of a brain circuit best known for suppressing appetite. See Article p.45

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  • Sachin Patel & Roger D. Cone, 2015. "A cellular basis for the munchies," Nature, Nature, vol. 519(7541), pages 38-40, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:519:y:2015:i:7541:d:10.1038_nature14206
    DOI: 10.1038/nature14206
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    1. Baggio, Michele & Chong, Alberto, 2020. "Recreational marijuana laws and junk food consumption," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 39(C).
    2. Sylvain Charlebois & Brian Sterling & Paul Medeiros, 2019. "Perceptions and Plans of Canadian Food and Beverage Businesses Regarding Cannabis as a Food Ingredient," International Journal of Industrial Marketing, Macrothink Institute, vol. 4(1), pages 1-23, November.
    3. Raymond J. March & Veeshan Rayamajhee & Glenn L. Furton, 2022. "Cloudy with a chance of munchies: Assessing the impact of recreational marijuana legalization on obesity," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 31(12), pages 2609-2629, December.

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