Pathogenesis of cancer anorexia: Still doubts after all these years?

Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-68

  Laviano, Alessandro ^a   Rossi Fanelli, Filippo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANOREXIA; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0037221986     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-9007(02)00941-3     Document Type: Editorial

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