Chiacchierini, GiuliaNaneix, FabienPeters, Kate ZaraApergisSchoute, JohnSimone Snoeren, Eelke MirtheMcCutcheon, James Edgar2021-04-092021-04-092021-06-09Chiacchierini, G, Naneix, F, Peters, K Z, ApergisSchoute, J, Simone Snoeren, E M & McCutcheon, J E 2021, 'Protein appetite drives macronutrient-related differences in ventral tegmental area neural activity', Journal of Neuroscience, vol. 41, no. 23, pp. 5080-5092. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3082-20.20210270-6474ORCID: /0000-0002-7888-338X/work/94083422https://hdl.handle.net/2164/16214Acknowledgements: The authors acknowledge the help and support from the staff of the Division of Biomedical Services, Preclinical Research Facility, University of Leicester, for technical support and the care of experimental animals. The authors would like to thank Vaibhav Konanur for developing the analytical method used to correct fluorescence traces, Leon Lagnado for kindly loaning equipment used in initial photometry experiments, and Andrew MacAskill for useful discussions regarding analysis. This work was funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [grant #BB/M007391/1 to J.E.M.], the European Commission [grant #GA 631404 to J.E.M.], The Leverhulme Trust [grant #RPG-2017-417 to J.E.M. and J.A-S.], and Tromsø Research Foundation [grant #19-SGJMcC to J. E. M.).132404351engSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingRA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive MedicineBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)#BB/M007391/1European Commission#GA 631404Other#RPG-2017-417RA0421Journal article10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3082-20.20214123