The role of melanocortins and Neuropeptide y in food reward

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 719, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 208-214

  Pandit, R ^a   La Fleur, S E ^b   Adan, R A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Food reward; Melanocortin; Motivation; Neuropeptide Y

Indexed keywords

MELANOCORTIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BRAIN REGION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD REWARD; HEDONIC FEEDING; HUMAN; LATERAL HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; REWARD; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

FOOD-REWARD; MELANOCORTIN; MOTIVATION; NEUROPEPTIDE Y;

ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MELANOCORTINS; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; REWARD;

EID: 84888286745     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2013.04.059     Document Type: Review

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