Metergoline antagonizes fluoxetine-induced suppression of food intake but not changes in the behavioural satiety sequence

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 745-751

  Halford, J C G ^a   Blundell, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 HT; Behavioural satiety sequence; Continuous analysis; Feeding; Fluoxetine; Metergoline; Satiety

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; METERGOLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; GROOMING; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SATIETY; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030218856     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(95)02228-7     Document Type: Article

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