The anorectic effect of fenfluramine is influenced by sex and stage of the estrous cycle in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 288, Issue 6 57-6, 2005, Pages

  Eckel, Lisa A ^a   Rivera, Heidi M ^a   Atchley, Deann P D ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Food intake; Meal size; Satiety; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CHOLECYSTOKININ; FENFLURAMINE; SEX HORMONE; SUCROSE;

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD INTAKE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MEAL; METABOLIC REGULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SATIETY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; APPETITE DEPRESSANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; ESTROGENS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FENFLURAMINE; MALE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUCROSE;

EID: 19344369151     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00779.2004     Document Type: Article

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