Experientia

, Volume 38, Issue 7, pp 873–874 | Cite as

The C-terminal tetrapeptide of cholecystokinin decreases hunger in rats

  • L. Halmy
  • C. Nyakas
  • Judit Walter
Specialia Endocrinologica

Summary

Intraperitoneal injection of the C-terminal tetrapeptide amide of cholecystokinin (CCK) suppressed feeding behaviour and food intake in rats deprived of food for 12 h in a dose-dependent manner. The CCK-4 possesses a hunger suppressive property similar to the full molecule of CCK.

Keywords

Amide Food Intake Feeding Behaviour Intraperitoneal Injection Cholecystokinin 
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Copyright information

© Birkhäuser Verlag 1982

Authors and Affiliations

  • L. Halmy
    • 1
    • 2
  • C. Nyakas
    • 1
    • 2
  • Judit Walter
    • 1
    • 2
  1. 1.1st Department of MedicineKorvin Otto HospitalBudapest(Hungary)
  2. 2.Research DivisionPostgraduate Medical SchoolBudapest(Hungary)

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