Evidence for involvement of the melanocortin MC4 receptor in the effects of leptin on food intake and body weight

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 360, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-19

  Kask, Ants ^a   Rägo, Lembit ^a   Wikberg, Jarl E S ^b   Schiöth, Helgi B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body weight; Food intake; HS014; Hyperphagia; Leptin; Melanocortin MC4 receptor

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; HOMEOSTASIS; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; LEPTIN; MALE; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 4; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0032582848     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00699-2     Document Type: Article

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