Endocannabinoid levels in rat limbic forebrain and hypothalamus in relation to fasting, feeding and satiation: Stimulation of eating by 2-arachidonoyl glycerol

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 550-557

  Kirkham, Tim C ^a   Williams, Claire M ^a   Fezza, Filomena ^a   Di Marzo, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2 arachidonoyl glycerol; Anandamide; Appetite; Cannabinoid; Nucleus accumbens; SR141716

Indexed keywords

2 ARACHIDONOYLGLYCEROL; 2-ARACHIDONYLGLYCEROL; ACYLGLYCEROL; AMIDE; ANANDAMIDE; ARACHIDONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ENDOCANNABINOID; CANNABINOID; LEPTIN; RIMONABANT; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; SATIETY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APPETITE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; FOOD INTAKE; FOREBRAIN; HYPERPHAGIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING;

ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; FASTING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GLYCERIDES; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; RATS; SATIATION; ANIMAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0035984946     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0704767     Document Type: Article

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