Reversal of cancer anorexia by blockade of central melanocortin receptors in rats

Endocrinology

Volumn 142, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 3292-3301

  Wisse, Brent E ^a   Frayo, R Scott ^a   Schwartz, Michael W ^b   Cummings, David E ^a  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPETITE STIMULANT; GHRELIN; HORMONE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MELANOCORTIN; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; N ACETYL ALPHA INTERMEDIN[4-10]CYCLO[4 NORLEUCINE 5 ASPARTIC ACID 7 [3 (2 NAPHTHYL)ALANINE] 10 LYSINAMIDE]; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0034919731     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.142.8.8324     Document Type: Article

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