Anandamide induces overeating: Mediation by central cannabinoid (CB1) receptors

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 315-317

  Williams, Claire M ^a   Kirkham, Tim C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appetite; Eating; Hyperphagia; Pre feed; Rat; SR141716

Indexed keywords

ANANDAMIDE; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; RIMONABANT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; HYPERPHAGIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVERNUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; CANNABINOIDS; HYPERPHAGIA; MALE; PIPERIDINES; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; PYRAZOLES; RATS; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID; RECEPTORS, DRUG;

EID: 0032936642     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050953     Document Type: Article

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