Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus ablation

Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus ablation decreases body fat in rats.

“Ablation of the hypothalamic dorsomedial nucleus (DMN) in the weanling rat leads to a symmetrically smaller animal with normal glucose and lipid metabolism, decreased body fat for size”

Review

Aging and the hypothalamus: research perspectives

Physiology & behavior·1 Mar 1996