Effects of cannabinoids on neuropeptide y and -endorphin expression in the rat hypothalamic arcuate nucleus

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 654-660

  Bakkali Kassemi, Lamiae ^a   El Ouezzani, Seloua ^b   Magoul, Rabia ^b   Merroun, Ikram ^c   Lopez Jurado, Maria ^c   Errami, Mohammed ^a  

^a ABDELMALEK ESSAADI UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah   (Morocco)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Endorphin; Arcuate nucleus of hypothalamus; Cannabinoids; Neuropeptide Y

Indexed keywords

1 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENYL) 5 (4 IODOPHENYL) 4 METHYL N (1 PIPERIDYL) 1H PYRAZOLE 3 CARBOXAMIDE; 2,3 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3 (MORPHOLINOMETHYL) 6 (1 NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLO[1,2,3 DE][1,4]BENZOXAZINE; BETA ENDORPHIN; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PROTEIN C FOS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BENZOXAZINES; BETA-ENDORPHIN; CANNABINOIDS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MORPHOLINES; NAPHTHALENES; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PIPERIDINES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; PYRAZOLES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

RATTUS;

EID: 79951672612     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114510004095     Document Type: Article

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