Medial amygdaloid nucleus 5-HT2C receptors are involved in the hypophagic effect caused by zimelidine in rats

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 301-309

  Scopinho, A A ^a   Fortaleza, E A T ^a   Correa F M A ^a   Resstel, L B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

5 HT receptors; Food intake; Medial amygdaloid nucleus; Zimelidine

Indexed keywords

6 CHLORO 5 METHYL 1 [[2 [(2 METHYL 3 PYRIDYL)OXY] 5 PYRIDYL]CARBAMOYL]INDOLINE; N [2 [4 (2 METHOXYPHENYL) 1 PIPERAZINYL]ETHYL] N (2 PYRIDYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; SEROTONIN 2C RECEPTOR; ZIMELDINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HYPOPHAGIA; MALE; MEDIAL AMYGDALA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2C; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; ZIMELDINE;

EID: 84861977005     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: 18737064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2012.03.020     Document Type: Article

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