The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
- Volume 4 Issue 4
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- Pages.275-281
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- 2000
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- 1226-4512(pISSN)
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- 2093-3827(eISSN)
Effects of Cholecystokinin Octapeptide on Neuronal Activities in the Rat Nucleus Tractus Solitarius
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Rhim, Hye-Whon
(Biomedical Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology) ;
- Park, Chan-Woong (Department of Pharmacology, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
- Published : 2000.08.21
Abstract
Cholecystokinin (CCK) is a gastrointestinal hormone which plays an important role in satiety and gastric motility. It is also widely distributed throughout the central nervous system, where it appears to be involved in the central control of anxiety, feeding behavior and nociception. Two distinct CCK receptor types,
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