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AC Adenylyl Cyclase
ACC Anterior Cingulate Cortex
AgRP Agouti-Related Peptide
AMPA/KAR AMPA/Kainate Receptors
AN Anorexia Nervosa
AOM Anti-Obesity Medications
AP Area Postrema
ARC Arcuate Nucleus
BE Binge Eating
BED Binge Eating Disorder
BES Binge-Eating Scale
BMI Body Mass Index
BN Bulimia Nervosa
cAMP Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
CBT Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
CCK Cholecystokinin
CPP Conditioned Place Preference
CVO Circumventricular Organs
D1-MSN Dopamine D1 Receptor-expressing Medium Spiny Neuron
D2-MSN Dopamine D2 Receptor-expressing Medium Spiny Neuron
DAG Diacylglycerol
DSM-5 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition
EDE-Q Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire
Ex-4 Exendin-4
FEDs Feeding and Eating Disorders
GLP-1 Glucagon-Like Peptide-1
GLP-1R GLP-1 Receptor
GLP-1RA GLP-1 Receptor Agonist
GPCR G-Protein Coupled Receptor
ICD-11 International Classification of Diseases, 11th Revision
IPT Interpersonal Therapy
LDX Lisdexamfetamine
LH Lateral Hypothalamus
mPFC Medial Prefrontal Cortex
MSN Medium Spiny Neuron
NAc Nucleus Accumbens
NPY Neuropeptide Y
NTS Nucleus Tractus Solitarius
OFC Orbitofrontal Cortex
PFC Prefrontal Cortex
PKA Protein Kinase A
PKC Protein Kinase C
PLC Phospholipase C
POMC Proopiomelanocortin
PR Progressive Ratio
PVN Paraventricular Nucleus
PYY Peptide YY
SCFA Short-Chain Fatty Acid
vmPFC Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex
VTA Ventral Tegmental Area