appestat

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noun

The area of the brain (possibly in the hypothalamus) supposed to control appetite and regulate food intake

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hypothalamus pituitary body brain neurometabolism pleasure center limbic system braine broca's area nucleus accumbens forebrain amygdala nidopallium putamen pars nervosa second brain diencephalon

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