Browsing by Author "Head, Mitchell Antony"
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Acute hypophagia and changes in c-Fos immunoreactivity in adolescent rats treated with low doses of oxytocin and naltrexone.
(2021-12-23)A recent case report has shown that an adjunctive oxytocin + naltrexone (OT + NTX) treatment promoted more robust hypophagia and body weight reduction than OT alone in an adolescent male with hypothalamic obesity after ... -
Effect of novel ketamine-analogue R5 on brain activation and select behavioural parameters
(The University of Waikato, 2017)Ketamine is a common anaesthetic that works through complex neural mechanisms, including multiple molecular and circuitry targets. Importantly, it promotes analgesia, though it also induces undesirable effects, such as ... -
Effect of oxytocin on hunger discrimination
(Frontiers Media SA, 2019)Centrally and peripherally administered oxytocin (OT) decreases food intake and activation of the endogenous OT systems, which is associated with termination of feeding. Evidence gathered thus far points to OT as a facilitator ... -
Oxytocin as a pharmacological tool to curb overeating: Exploring synergy with opioid receptor blockade
(The University of Waikato, 2021)The key factors shaping consumption involve a feeling of hunger (determines search for calories), satiation (underpins termination of ingestive behaviour), and reward (adjusts consumption to the 'pleasantness' of food, ...
