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Voraciousness induced in cats by benzodiazepines.

Psychopharmacology ·Vol. 47 ·No. 1 ·1976-05-05 ·Pages 101-3

Mereu GP, Fratta W, Chessa P, Gessa GL

Abstract

Different benzodiazepines, when administered to fasting cats, increased both the total amount of food eaten and also the rate at which food was ingested. Moreover, when injected to foodsatiated cats, these compounds made them resume eating voraciously. Pentobarbital also stimulated food intake, but was much less potent than the benzodiazepines tested.

MeSH Terms
Animals Anti-Anxiety Agents/pharmacology Benzodiazepines Cats Feeding Behavior/drug effects Male Pentobarbital/pharmacology Stimulation, Chemical
Chemicals
Anti-Anxiety Agents Benzodiazepines Pentobarbital
Authors & Affiliations
4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Mereu G P
Fratta W
Chessa P
Gessa G L
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Article Info
Journal
Psychopharmacology
Abbr.
Psychopharmacology (Berl)
ISSN
0033-3158
DOI
10.1007/BF00428710
Published
1976-05-05
Pages
101-3
Language
English
Region
Germany
NLM ID
7608025
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF00428710 View journal details
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