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Feeding Induced by Cannabinoids Is Mediated Independently of the Melanocortin System
BACKGROUND: Cannabinoids, the active components of marijuana, stimulate appetite, and cannabinoid receptor-1 (CB1-R) antagonists suppress appetite and promote weight loss. Little is known about how CB1-R antagonists affect the central neurocircuitry, specifically the melanocortin system that regulat...
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Public Library of Science
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2386290/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18493584 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002202 |