Effects of both a melatonin agonist and antagonist on seasonal changes in body mass and energy intake in the garden dormouse

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 661-667

  Le Gouic, S ^a   Delagrange, Ph ^b   Atgie C ^a   Nibbelink, M ^a   Hanoun, N ^a   Casteilla, L ^a   Renard, P ^b   Lesieur, D ^c   Guardiola Lemaitre, B ^b   Ambid, L ^a  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES INTERNATIONALES SERVIER   (France)

^c Institut de Chimie Pharmaceutique   (France)

Author keywords

Energy balance; Hibernator; Melatonin agonist and antagonist; Obesity; Photoperiod

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPROPANECARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; N (2 (1 NAPHTHYL)ETHYL)CYCLOBUTANECARBOXAMIDE; N (2 (7 METHOXY 1 NAPHTHYL)ETHYL)CYCLOPROPANECARBOXIMIDE; N [2 (1 NAPHTHYL)ETHYL]CYCLOBUTANECARBOXAMIDE; S 20304; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; ENERGY BALANCE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIGHT; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; MALE; MELATONIN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHOTOPERIOD; RODENTIA; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; ELIOMYS QUERCINUS; MYOXIDAE;

EID: 8944220719     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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