Behavioral effects of α-MSH and MCH after central administration in the female rat

Peptides

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 171-177

  Gonzalez, M I ^a   Vaziri, S ^a   Wilson, C A ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agonistic behavior; Anxiety; Exploration; Medial preoptic area (MPOA); Melanin concentrating hormone (MCH); Sexual orientation test; Ventromedial nucleus (VMN); Melanocyte stimulating hormone ( MSH)

Indexed keywords

INTERMEDIN; MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS NUCLEUS; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0029670663     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0196-9781(95)02092-6     Document Type: Article

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