The effects of acute and chronic alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone (αMSH) on cardiovascular dynamics in conscious rats

Peptides

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1625-1630

  Hill, Crystal ^a   Dunbar, Joseph C ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone; Blood pressure; Heart rate; POMC products

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD INTAKE; HEART RATE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TELEMETRY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ALPHA-MSH; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HEART RATE; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TELEMETRY; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036709948     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-9781(02)00103-1     Document Type: Article

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