Cyproheptadine produced modest increases in total caloric intake by humans

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 831-839

  Comer, Sandra D ^a   Haney, Margaret ^a   Fischman, Marian W ^a   Foltin, Richard W ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antihistamine; Cycloheptadine; Food intake; Humans; Performance; Serotonin; Subjectiv effects

Indexed keywords

CYPROHEPTADINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030774007     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(97)00246-1     Document Type: Article

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