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Evidence of autocrine modulation of macrophage nitric oxide synthase by alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone.

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Cardiovascular Effects of Nitric Oxide in the Brain Stem Nuclei of Rats

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Proopiomelanocortin Neurons in Nucleus Tractus Solitarius Are Activated by Visceral Afferents: Regulation by Cholecystokinin and Opioids

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Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +17

Melanocortin Antagonists Define Two Distinct Pathways of Cardiovascular Control by α- and γ-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones

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Medicine, Neuroscience, Pharmacology +16

Plasma levels of active form of ghrelin during oral glucose tolerance test in patients with anorexia nervosa

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