The capacity of smoking to reduce appetite may result from
a. inhibition of lateral hypothalamic MCH neurons.
b. potentiation of dopamine cell activity in the ventral tegmental area.
c. release of glutamate in the lateral hypothalamus.
d. activation of lateral hypothalamic GABA receptors that excite MCH neurons.
e. activation of cells of the insula.
Answer: a. inhibition of lateral hypothalamic MCH neurons.
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