Effects of chronic systemic administration of the GABAB receptor agonist baclofen on food intake and body weight in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 635, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 129-134

  Patel, Sunit M ^a   Ebenezer, Ivor S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Body weight gain; Chronic; Food intake; GABAB receptor; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TOLERANCE; ENERGY BALANCE; FOOD INTAKE; HYPERPHAGIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TREATMENT DURATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EATING; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-B;

EID: 77952312468     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2010.03.014     Document Type: Article

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