A cellular basis for the munchies

Sachin Patel and Roger D. Cone ()
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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.

Nature, 2015, vol. 519, issue 7541, 38-40

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

Date: 2015
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