Behavioural analysis of melanin-concentrating hormone in rats: Evidence for orexigenic and anxiolytic properties

Regulatory Peptides

Volumn 114, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 109-114

  Kela, Johanna ^a   Salmi, Peter ^a   Rimondini Giorgini, Roberto ^b   Heilig, Markus ^b   Wahlestedt, Claes ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Body temperature; Exploratory behaviour; Food intake; Locomotor activity; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; APPETITE STIMULANT; MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE; NEUROPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRINKING; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FOOD INTAKE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0038460899     PISSN: 01670115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-0115(03)00114-9     Document Type: Article

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