A Transient Inhibition and Permanent Lack of Catechol-O-Methyltransferase have Minor Effects on Feeding Pattern of Female Rodents

Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 307-313

  Schendzielorz, Nadia ^a   Männistö, Pekka T ^a   Karayiorgou, Maria ^b   Gogos, Joseph A ^b   Raasmaja, Atso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BENZOPHENONES; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DOPAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING;

MUS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84858621293     PISSN: 17427835     EISSN: 17427843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2011.00783.x     Document Type: Article

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