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Factors determining the Effect of Chlorpromazine on the Food Intake of Rats

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CHLORPROMAZINE often alters body weight and food intake in patients1 and animals2–5, but the results of the animal studies conflict. Actions of chlorpromazine on food intake are also interesting because there has been much work on the effects of this drug on animal learning and performance with food used as the reward, and these could be confounded with effects on hunger.

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STOLERMAN, I. Factors determining the Effect of Chlorpromazine on the Food Intake of Rats. Nature 215, 1518–1519 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/2151518a0

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