Melanocortins and the brain: From effects via receptors to drug targets

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 405, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 13-24

  Adan, Roger A H ^a   Gispen, Willem Hendrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone); Avoidance; Brain melanocortin system; Food intake; Grooming; Melanocortin receptor; MSH (melanocyte stimulating hormone); Pain; Peptide receptor interaction

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP; ENDORPHIN; INTERMEDIN; LIGAND; MELANOCORTIN; MELANOCORTIN 3 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR AGONIST; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NEUROPEPTIDE; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; GROOMING; LIGAND BINDING; MEDIATOR; MOLECULAR CLONING; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEUROSCIENCE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PAIN; PHARMACOPHORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; RESEARCH; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0034730669     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00537-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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