Mihai Covasa• mzc13@psu.edu

Assistant Professor - Department of Nutritional Sciences

Ph.D., University of Leeds, UK, 1994

129-C Henderson South Bldg.; Penn State University;
University Park, PA 16802

Phone: (814) 863-2919 Fax: (814) 863-6103

Research Interests
  • Reduced sensitivity to satiation signals in control of obesity.
  • Neural substrates of peptides- and nutrients-induced satiety.
  • The role of glutamate in control food intake.
Publications
  • Covasa, M., and Ritter, R.C.  Attenuated satiation response to intestinal nutrients in rats that do not express CCK-A receptors. Peptides, 22:1339-1348, 2001

  • Covasa, M., Grahn, J., and Ritter, R.C.  Reduced hindbrain and enteric neuronal response to intestinal oleate in rats maintained on high fat diet. Journal of Autonomic Nervous System, 84:(1-2):8-18, 2000

  • Covasa, M., Ritter, R.C., and Burns, G.A.  NMDA participation in control of food intake by stomach. Am. J. Physiol., 278:R1362-R1368, 2000.