Disproportionate inhibition of feeding in A(y) mice by certain stressors: A cautionary note

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 126-132

  De Souza, Jose ^a   Butler, Andrew A ^a   Cone, Roger D ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agouti; Feeding; Hypoglycemia; Melanocortin; Mice; Stress

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; MELANOCORTIN; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOGENOLYSIS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REBOUND; STRESS;

EID: 0033832261     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000054579     Document Type: Article

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