Diet-induced obesity increases μ opioid receptor binding in specific regions of the rat brain

Brain Research

Volumn 953, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 215-222

  Smith, Sharon L ^a   Harrold, Joanne A ^a   Williams, Gareth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoradiography; Reward

Indexed keywords

ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; INSULIN; LEPTIN; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; OPIATE PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APPETITE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BRAIN NUCLEUS; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEEDING; FOREBRAIN; HOMEOSTASIS; MALE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; APPETITE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN; DIET; ENKEPHALIN, ALA(2)-MEPHE(4)-GLY(5)-; INSULIN; LEPTIN; MALE; OBESITY; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; REWARD;

EID: 0037145737     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(02)03291-2     Document Type: Article

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