Pharmacotherapy of obesity: Targets and perspectives

Trends in Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 247-254

  Chiesi, Michele ^a   Huppertz, Christine ^b   Hofbauer, Karl G ^b  

^a NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^b Pharmazentrum   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN BLOCKER; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMYLIN RECEPTOR AGONIST; ANTIOBESITY AGENT; BOMBESIN RECEPTOR AGONIST; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CHOLECYSTOKININ RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR AGONIST; DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ENTEROSTATIN RECEPTOR AGONIST; GALANIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE AGONIST; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LEPTIN RECEPTOR AGONIST; MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE ANTAGONIST; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR AGONIST; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NEUROMEDIN U AGONIST; NEUROPEPTIDE Y RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; OREXIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN 2C AGONIST; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CALORIC INTAKE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG TARGETING; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS; APPETITE DEPRESSANTS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; OBESITY;

EID: 0035338157     PISSN: 01656147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-6147(00)01664-3     Document Type: Review

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