The effect of Khat (Catha edulis) as an appetite suppressant is independent of ghrelin and PYY secretion

Appetite

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 747-750

  Murray, Charles D R ^a   Le Roux, Carel W ^b   Emmanuel, Anton V ^c   Halket, John M ^d   Przyborowska, Anna M ^d   Kamm, Michael A ^b   Murray Lyon, Iain M ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appetite; Ghrelin; Khat; Peptide YY

Indexed keywords

CATHA EDULIS EXTRACT; CATHINONE; GHRELIN; HORMONE; PEPTIDE YY;

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CATHA EDULIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUNGER; LETTUCE; MASTICATION; PLANT LEAF; PULSE RATE;

ADULT; ALKALOIDS; APPETITE; APPETITE DEPRESSANTS; AREA UNDER CURVE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CATHA; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; GHRELIN; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDE YY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD;

EID: 50349100433     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2008.06.012     Document Type: Article

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