Leptin reduces hyperactivity in an animal model for anorexia nervosa via the ventral tegmental area

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 274-281

  Verhagen, Linda A W ^a,b   Luijendijk, Mieneke C M ^a   Adan, Roger A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activity based anorexia; Anorexia nervosa; Hyperactivity; Leptin; Running wheel activity; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERACTIVITY; LIMBIC SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY WEIGHT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EATING; FEMALE; HYPERKINESIS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; INSULIN; LEPTIN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 79251614856     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2010.11.006     Document Type: Article

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