Comparison of biological and behavioral activities of alpha- and gamma-melanocyte stimulating hormones

Peptides

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1981, Pages 101-104

  O'Donohue, T L ^a,b,c   Handelmann, G E ^a,c   Loh, Y P ^a   Olton, D S ^a,c   Leibowitz, J ^a   Jacobowitz, D M ^a,b  

^a Laboratory of Clinical Science NIMH ^*  (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Melanocyte stimulating hormone Biological activity Behavioral activity; Neuropeptide

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERMEDIN; INTERMEDIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BEHAVIOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG COMPARISON; GROOMING; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; RAT; REPTILE; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; LIZARDS; MALE; MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONES; RATS; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

ANIMALIA; ANOLIS; REPTILIA;

EID: 0019870402     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-9781(81)80018-6     Document Type: Article

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