Differential influence of a selective melanocortin MC4 receptor antagonist (HS014) on melanocortin-induced behavioral effects in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 362, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 95-101

  Vergoni, Anna Valeria ^a   Bertolini, Alfio ^a   Mutulis, Felikss ^b,c   Wikberg, Jarl E s ^b   Schiöth, Helgi B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LATVIAN INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC SYNTHESIS   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Food intake; Grooming behavior; HS014; Melanocortin receptor; MSH (melanocyte stimulating hormone)

Indexed keywords

BETA INTERMEDIN[11-22][11 (N ACETYLCYSTEINE) 14 [3 (2 NAPHTHYL) DEXTRO ALANINE] 18 CYSTEINE 22 ASPARTIC ACID AMIDE] 11,18 CYCLIC DISULFIDE; INTERMEDIN; INTERMEDIN DERIVATIVE; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; GROOMING; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRETCHING; YAWNING;

ALPHA-MSH; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROOMING; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; PENILE ERECTION; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 4; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN;

EID: 0032409056     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00753-5     Document Type: Article

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