title: [The effect of nicotine on body weight and feeding behavior of rats].
abstract: Daily nicotine injections for 6 weeks produced a transient anorexia with a concomitant reduction of the body weight. Upon nicotine withdrawal, the rats developed a compensatory hyperphagia and gained nearly control weight.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000855:Anorexia / Q000139:chemically induced; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects*; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D009538:Nicotine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D009538:Nicotine
vernacular_title: Nikotinwirkungen auf Körpergewicht und Fressverhalten der Ratte