Dieting and weight loss in volunteers increases the number of alpha 2-adrenoceptors and 5-HT receptors on blood platelets without effect on [3H]imipramine binding.

Platelet monoamine receptor binding was determined in normal male and female subjects before and at the end of a 2- to 3-week weight reducing diet (1200 kcal daily). Dieting was associated with an increase in platelet binding sites for both [3H]yohimbine and [125I]iodolysergic acid diethylamide (iod...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Goodwin, G, Fraser, S, Stump, K, Fairburn, C, Elliott, J, Cowen, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1987