Feeding Induced by Cannabinoids Is Mediated Independently of the Melanocortin System

Puspha Sinnayah; Erin E. Jobst; Joseph A. Rathner; Angela D. Caldera-Siu; Luciana Tonelli-Lemos; Aaron J. Eusterbrock; Pablo J. Enriori; Emmanuel N. Pothos; Kevin L. Grove; Michael A. Cowley

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0002202

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Feeding Induced by Cannabinoids Is Mediated Independently of the Melanocortin System

Puspha Sinnayah,

Affiliation Division of Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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Erin E. Jobst,

Affiliations Division of Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America, School of Physical Therapy, Pacific University, Hillsboro, Oregon, United States of America
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Joseph A. Rathner,

Affiliation Neurological Science Institute, Beaverton, Oregon, United States of America
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Angela D. Caldera-Siu,

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and Program in Neuroscience, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Luciana Tonelli-Lemos,

Affiliation Division of Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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Aaron J. Eusterbrock,

Affiliation Division of Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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Pablo J. Enriori,

Affiliation Division of Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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Emmanuel N. Pothos,

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and Program in Neuroscience, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Kevin L. Grove,

Affiliation Division of Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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Michael A. Cowley

* E-mail: michael.cowley@med.monash.edu.au

Affiliations Division of Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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Feeding Induced by Cannabinoids Is Mediated Independently of the Melanocortin System

Puspha Sinnayah,
Erin E. Jobst,
Joseph A. Rathner,
Angela D. Caldera-Siu,
Luciana Tonelli-Lemos,
Aaron J. Eusterbrock,
Pablo J. Enriori,
Emmanuel N. Pothos,
Kevin L. Grove,
Michael A. Cowley

Published: May 21, 2008
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002202

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