Central calcitonin exerts anorectic effects via the hypothalamus in chicks.

Calcitonin (CT) causes satiety in mammals, but the mechanisms that mediate this effect are poorly understood. Additionally, there are no reports on CT-induced satiety within the avian class. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to elucidate some of the central mechanisms regulating CT-induced satiety in a non-mammalian vertebrate, the chick.