The serotonergic agent fluoxetine reduces neuropeptide Y levels and neuropeptide Y secretion in the hypothalamus of lean and obese rats

Neuroscience

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 557-566

  Dryden, S ^a   Frankish, H M ^a   Wang, Q ^a   Pickavance, L ^a   Williams, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

hypothalamus; NPY; obesity; rat; serotonin

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN PERFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029985448     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(95)00566-8     Document Type: Article

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