An investigation of the mechanism responsible for fluoxetine-induced hypophagia in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 296, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 137-143

  Lightowler, Sean ^a   Wood, Martyn ^a   Brown, Tony ^a   Glen, Alison ^a   Blackburn, Thomas ^a   Tulloch, Ian ^a   Kennett, Guy ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 HT(2C) receptor; Fluoxetine; Hypophagia; Pig; Rat

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; FENCLONINE; FLUOXETINE; MESULERGINE; METERGOLINE; MIANSERIN; NORFLUOXETINE; RADIOLIGAND; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 1C RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SPIPERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOROID PLEXUS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; FOOD INTAKE; HYPOPHAGIA; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SEROTONIN UPTAKE; SEROTONINERGIC TRANSMISSION; SWINE;

EID: 0030050914     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(95)00704-0     Document Type: Article

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