Sibutramine: A review of the pharmacology of a novel anti-obesity agent

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Stock, M J ^a  

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

Author keywords

3 adrenoceptors; 5 hydroxytryptamine; Brown adipose tissue; Expenditure; Intake; Noradrenaline; Satiety; Thermogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIGENIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SIBUTRAMINE;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; METABOLIC RATE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATIETY; SYMPATHETIC TONE; THERMOGENESIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ANIMALS; ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CYCLOBUTANES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; OBESITY; RATS; SATIETY RESPONSE; WEIGHT LOSS;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0030942814     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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