Effects of dexamethasone on the body weight set point of rats

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 145-150

  Michel, C ^a   Cabanac, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body weight set point; CRH; Energy balance; Food hoarding; Glucocorticoids

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; LEPTIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 0033458104     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(99)00159-6     Document Type: Article

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