Long-term orexigenic effects of AgRP-(83-132) involve mechanisms other than melanocortin receptor blockade

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 279, Issue 1 48-1, 2000, Pages

  Hagan, Mary M ^a   Rushing, Paul A ^a   Pritchard, Laurel M ^a   Schwartz, Michael W ^b   Strack, Alison M ^c   Van Der Ploeg, Lex H T ^c   Woods, Stephen C ^a   Seeley, Randy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus; Hyperphagia; Hypothalamus; MTII; Obesity; Melanocyte stimulating hormone

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; ANOREXIGENIC AGENT; APPETITE STIMULANT; MELANOCORTIN; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; FOOD INTAKE; HYPERPHAGIA; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING;

EID: 0033870091     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2000.279.1.r47     Document Type: Article

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