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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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Autores principales: Sinnayah, Puspha, Jobst, Erin E., Rathner, Joseph A., Caldera-Siu, Angela D., Tonelli-Lemos, Luciana, Eusterbrock, Aaron J., Enriori, Pablo J., Pothos, Emmanuel N., Grove, Kevin L., Cowley, Michael A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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