The role of the hypothalamic melanocortin system in behavioral appetitive processes

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 69, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 603-609

  Benoit, Stephen C ^a   Tracy, Andrea L ^b   Air, Ellen L ^a   Kinzig, Kimberly ^a   Seeley, Randy J ^a   Davidson, Terry L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Behavioral processes; Energy regulation; Food intake; Melanocortins; Postingestive

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS OIL; HORMONE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MT 11; N ACETYL ALPHA INTERMEDIN[4-10]CYCLO[4 NORLEUCINE 5 ASPARTIC ACID 7 [3 (2 NAPHTHYL)ALANINE] 10 LYSINAMIDE]; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD INTAKE; HUNGER; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SATIETY; TIME;

ALPHA-MSH; ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EATING; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONES; OLIGOPEPTIDES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN; RECEPTORS, MELANOCORTIN; THIRD VENTRICLE;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA;

EID: 0034864984     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(01)00558-5     Document Type: Article

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