Influence of peptide CRF receptor antagonists upon the behavioural effects of human/rat CRF

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 373, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 141-145

  Jones, Declan N C ^a   Kortekaas, Ruud ^a   Hatcher, Paula D ^a   Middlemiss, Derek N ^a   White, Alan ^a   Hagan, Jim J ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

D Phe12,Nle21,38,C MeLeu37 humanCRF (12 41); Astressin; CRF (corticotropin releasing factor); CRF (9 41), helical; Hypophagia; Motor activation

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR ANTAGONIST; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR DERIVATIVE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR[12-41]; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR[9-41]; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPOPHAGIA; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; EATING; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE;

EID: 0033015312     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00287-3     Document Type: Article

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