Animal Models

Introduction. Part 1: Human disorders of eating behaviour and body composition. 1. Obesity syndromes; M.S. Bray, D.B. Allison. 2. The spectrum of eating disorders in humans; J.L. Treasure, D.A. Collier. 3. Free-choice diet selection - the economics of eating; C.V. Phillips. Part 2: Diet selection and aberrations of body composition. 4. Diet selection in wild animals; L. Hansson. 5. The animal within: lessons from the feeding behaviour of farm animals; Kyriazakis. 6. Exercise and diet-induced obesity in mice; R.R. Bell. Part 3: Genetic models of animal obesity. 7. The obesity (ob) gene and leptin in animal models of obesity; K.A. Augustine-Rauch. 8. Genetic susceptibility of rodents to diet-induced obesity; J. Harrold. Part 4: Genetic susceptibility to leanness in animals. 9. Muscle enhanced traits in cattle and sheep; N.E. Cockett, C.A. Bidwell. 10. The halothane gene and leanness and stress susceptibility in pigs; P. Kathirvel, A.L. Archibald. Part 5: Anorexia models. 11. The Anorexia Mouse; J. Johansen, M. Schalling. 12. Anorexia-like wasting syndromes in pigs; S.C. Kyriakis. 13. Laboratory animal models for investigating the mechanisms and function of parasite-induced anorexia; J.G. Mercer, L.H. Chappell. Conclusion: Implications for understanding and treating human eating disorders; Editorial. Index.