GABAergic agents prevent alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone induced anxiety and anorexia in rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 76, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 417-423

  Rao, T Lakshmi ^a   Kokare, Dadasaheb M ^a   Sarkar, Sumit ^b   Khisti, Rahul T ^c   Chopde, Chandrabhan T ^a   Subhedar, Nishikant ^a  

^a RTM NAGPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone; Anorexia; Anxiety; Bicuculline; Diazepam; GABA A receptor complex; Muscimol

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA INTERMEDIN; BICUCULLINE; DIAZEPAM; GABAERGIC RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; MUSCIMOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANOREXIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0345276536     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2003.08.016     Document Type: Article

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