Action of MT-II on ghrelin-induced feeding in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus

NeuroReport

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1365-1367

  Shrestha, Yogendra B ^a   Wickwire, Kathie ^a   Giraudo, Silvia Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Feeding; Ghrelin; Hypothalamus; Melanocortins; Paraventricular nucleus

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; HORMONE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MELANOCORTIN 3 RECEPTOR; MELANOTAN 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

EID: 2942538088     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wnr.0000127141.62476.d5     Document Type: Article

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