Melanin-Concentrating Hormone (MCH) Antagonizes the Effects of α -MSH and Neuropeptide E-I on Grooming and Locomotor Activities in the Rat

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The Rat Brain. A Stereotaxic Atlas

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The induction of excessive grooming in the rat by intraventricular application of peptides derived from ACTH: Structure-activity studies

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The Rat Melanin-Concentrating Hormone Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Encodes Multiple Putative Neuropeptides Coexpressed in the Dorsolateral Hypothalamus*

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