Rats receiving the slimming agent oleoyl-estrone in liposomes (Merlin- 2) decrease food intake but maintain thermogenesis

Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 663-672

  Sanchis, D ^a,b   Balada, F ^a,b   Pico C ^c   Grasa, M M ^a,b   Virgili, J ^a,b   Farrerons, C ^a   Palou, A ^c   Fernandez Lopez J A ^b   Remesar, X ^b   Alemany, M ^b  

^a Laboratoris SALVAT SA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brown adipose tissue; Food intake; Nitrogen balance; Obesity; Oleoyl estrone; Slimming; Thermogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIGENIC AGENT; ESTRONE OLEATE; LIPOSOME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FOOD INTAKE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RAT; THERMOGENESIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ANIMALS; ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS; APPETITE DEPRESSANTS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; EATING; ESTRONE; FEMALE; LIPOLYSIS; LIPOSOMES; OLEIC ACIDS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 7344227284     PISSN: 13813455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/apab.105.7.663.11391     Document Type: Article

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