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Cholecystokinin and D-fenfluramine inhibit food intake in oxytocin-deficient mice.
American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology - 1 Nov 2003
Mantella Rose C, Rinaman Linda, Vollmer Regis R, Amico Janet A
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Results from previous studies indicate that oxytocin (OT)-containing neural pathways are activated in laboratory rats after systemic administration of CCK or d-fenfluramine and that centrally released OT may participate in the anorexigenic effects of these treatments. To explore the relationship between feeding behavior and OT function, the effects of CCK and d-fenfluramine on feeding and central c-Fos expression...
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