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Animal Models of Eating Disorders

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Psychiatric Disorders

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 2011))

Abstract

Eating disorders (EDs) include a range of chronic and disabling pathologies characterized by persistent maladaptive eating habits and/or behaviors aimed at controlling body shape and size, with important consequences on physical health. Different animal models of EDs have been developed to investigate pharmacological, environmental, and genetic determinants that contribute to the development and maintenance of these disorders as well as for the identification of potential therapeutic targets. In this chapter, we will provide an overview of the most useful animal models of EDs, focusing mainly on those used to study anorexia nervosa and binge eating disorder.

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Acknowledgments

This work was funded by Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca (PRIN 2010), by Fondazione Banco di Sardegna (Prot. N.U. 627.213/A1.551. 2013), and by the Department of Biomedical Sciences Project (RICDIP_2012_Fratta_01) at the University of Cagliari. The authors are grateful to Marta Tuveri and Elena Vinci for technical assistance.

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  1. Department of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

    Maria Scherma, Roberto Collu, Valentina Satta, Elisa Giunti & Paola Fadda

  2. Centre of Excellence “Neurobiology of Addiction”, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

    Paola Fadda

  3. CNR Institute of Neuroscience—Cagliari, National Research Council, Cagliari, Italy

    Paola Fadda

  4. National Neuroscience Institute, Cagliari, Italy

    Paola Fadda

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Scherma, M., Collu, R., Satta, V., Giunti, E., Fadda, P. (2019). Animal Models of Eating Disorders. In: Kobeissy, F. (eds) Psychiatric Disorders. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2011. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9554-7_17

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