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Bombesin, obesity, and social behavior

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Recent studies on mice with knockouts for bombesin-like peptide receptors demonstrate selective involvement of those receptors in neuroendocrine function, social responses, and locomotor activity.

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  1. Department of Degenerative Neurological Diseases, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8502, Japan

    K Wada, E Wada, K Watase & K Yamada

  2. Department of Neurochemistry, Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry, Kamikitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 156-8585, Japan

    H Ohki-Hamazaki

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Wada, K., Wada, E., Watase, K. et al. Bombesin, obesity, and social behavior. Mol Psychiatry 3, 204–206 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.mp.4000387

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