斷奶幼鼠下視丘腹內側核破壞後之進食方式顯與正常鼠進食方式不同,而與下視丘破壞後之成年鼠者相似。此種破壞引起斷奶幼鼠貪食現象似無問題,但貪食現象可被其它因素如生長發育素分泌不佳所掩蔽。
Feeding pattern of weanling rats bearing hypothalamic lesions was studied. Although there was no overeating or only a delayed overeating(in the females), feeding pattern of these weanling rats was similar to that of adult rats bearing the same lesions. This was interpreted as to mean that ventromedial lesions in weanling rats also have caused hyperphagia although the overeating may be masked by the concommitant growth hormone insufficiency.