Centrally administered tryptophan suppresses food intake in free fed chicks through the serotonergic system

Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 215-219

  Bungo, Takashi ^a   Yahata, Kazuki ^b   Izumi, Tomofumi ^b   Dodo, Koh Ichi ^b   Yanagita, Kouichi ^a   Shiraishi, Jun Ichi ^a   Ohta, Yoshiyuki ^c   Fujita, Masanori ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Chick; Food intake; Serotonin; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

EID: 48249114389     PISSN: 13467395     EISSN: 13490486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2141/jpsa.45.215     Document Type: Article

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