Drug target discovery by pharmacogenetics: mutations in the melanocortin system and eating disorders

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 483-490

  Adan, R A H ^a   Vink, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agouti related protein; Anorexia Nervosa; Melanocyte stimulating hormone; Obesity; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; ANGIOTENSIN; CAPTOPRIL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; N ACETYL ALPHA INTERMEDIN[4-10]CYCLO[4 NORLEUCINE 5 ASPARTIC ACID 7 [3 (2 NAPHTHYL)ALANINE] 10 LYSINAMIDE]; NEUROPEPTIDE RECEPTOR; NORADRENALIN; PROPRANOLOL; RESERPINE; SALBUTAMOL; SEROTONIN;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; DRUG TARGETING; EATING DISORDER; FOOD INTAKE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHARMACOGENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EATING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MUTATION; PHARMACOGENETICS; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN; RECEPTORS, MELANOCORTIN;

EID: 0034750053     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-977X(01)00125-0     Document Type: Article

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