Melanocortin mediated inhibition of feeding behavior in rats

Neuropeptides

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 491-497

  Murphy, B ^a   Nunes, C N ^a   Ronan, J J ^a   Harper, C M ^c   Beall, M J ^a   Hanaway, M ^a   Fairhurst, A M ^c   Van Der Ploeg, L H T ^b   Maclntyre, D E ^a   Mellin, T N ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Biostatist and Res Data Systems   (United States)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANOCORTIN; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; HYPERPHAGIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SATIETY;

EID: 13044253510     PISSN: 01434179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4179(98)90077-4     Document Type: Article

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