Chlordiazepoxide attenuates activity-induced anorexia and weight loss in rats

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 360-366

  Lett, Bow Tong ^a   Grant, Virginia L ^a   Koh, Ming Teng ^a   Parsons, Jason F ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD INTAKE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RAT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 13044259629     PISSN: 10641297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1064-1297.6.4.360     Document Type: Article

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