The role of the dorsal vagal complex and the vagus nerve in feeding effects of melanocortin-3/4 receptor stimulation

Endocrinology

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1332-1337

  Williams, D L ^a   Kaplan, J M ^a   Grill, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

MELANOCORTIN; MELANOCORTIN 3 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 3 RECEPTOR AGONIST; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR AGONIST; N ACETYL ALPHA INTERMEDIN[4-10]CYCLO[4 NORLEUCINE 5 ASPARTIC ACID 7 [3 (2 NAPHTHYL)ALANINE] 10 LYSINAMIDE]; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR DENSITY; VAGOTOMY; VAGUS NERVE DISEASE; VAGUS NERVE DORSAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 0034456725     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.141.4.7410     Document Type: Article

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