Hyperphagia in pre-fed rats following oral δ9-THC

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 343-346

  Williams, Claire M ^a   Rogers, Peter J ^b   Kirkham, Tim C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appetite; Cannabinoid; Eating; Pre feed; 9 tetrahydrocannabinol

Indexed keywords

APPETITE STIMULANT; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; CANNABIS; DRONABINOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING; FOOD INTAKE; HYPERPHAGIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SATIETY;

EID: 0031736282     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(98)00170-X     Document Type: Article

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