Effects of the GABAB receptor agonists baclofen and 3-aminopropylphosphinic acid (3-APA) on food intake in rats

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 627-630

  Ebenezer, I S ^a   Patel, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3 Aminopropylphosphinic acid; Baclofen; Food Intake; GABA; GABAB receptors

Indexed keywords

3 AMINOPROPANEPHOSPHINIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BACLOFEN; 3-AMINOPROPYLPHOSPHINIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FOOD INTAKE; HYPERPHAGIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; EATING; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; EATING; GABA AGONISTS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-B;

EID: 7444264978     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/mf.2004.26.8.863728     Document Type: Article

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