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1997 • 1,835 citations

Localization of the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4-R) in neuroendocrine and autonomic control circuits in the brain.

1994 • 1,059 citations

Agouti protein is an antagonist of the melanocyte-stimulating-hormone receptor

1994 • 1,055 citations

Inactivation of the mouse melanocortin-3 receptor results in increased fat mass and reduced lean body mass

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Molecular cloning, expression, and gene localization of a fourth melanocortin receptor

1993 • 844 citations

Localization of the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4-R) in neuroendocrine and autonomic control circuits in the brain

1994 • 703 citations

Molecular cloning of a novel melanocortin receptor.

1993 • 683 citations

A Unique Metalolic Sysdrone Causes Obesity in the Melanocortin-3 Receptor-Deficient Mouse

2000 • 677 citations

A C-Terminal Fragment of Agouti-Related Protein Increases Feeding and Antagonizes the Effect of Alpha-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormonein Vivo

1998 • 555 citations

A C-Terminal Fragment of Agouti-Related Protein Increases Feeding and Antagonizes the Effect of Alpha-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone in Vivo

1998 • 163 citations

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2000 • 147 citations

Agouti and Agouti-related Protein: Analogies and Contrasts

2000 • 133 citations

Selective Antagonist for the Melanocortin 4 Receptor (HS014) Increases Food Intake in Free-Feeding Rats

1998 • 128 citations

Physiological consequences of ectopicagoutigene expression: the yellow obese mouse syndrome

1999 • 121 citations

The Melanocortin 4 Receptor Mediates Leptin Stimulation of Luteinizing Hormone and Prolactin Surges in Steroid-Primed Ovariectomized Rats

1999 • 87 citations

Agouti Related Peptide (Agrp) Stimulates the Hypothalamo Pituitary Gonadal Axis in Vivo & in Vitro in Male Rats

1999 • 83 citations

Evidence for involvement of the melanocortin MC4 receptor in the effects of leptin on food intake and body weight

1998 • 82 citations

Evidence That Physiological Levels of Circulating Leptin Exert a Stimulatory Effect on Luteinizing Hormone and Prolactin Surges in Rats

1999 • 66 citations

Long-term administration of MC4 receptor antagonist HS014 causes hyperphagia and obesity in rats

1999 • 63 citations

A Significant Role of Leptin in the Generation of Steroid-Induced Luteinizing Hormone and Prolactin Surges in Female Rats

1999 • 50 citations

Agouti Related Peptide (Agrp) Stimulates the Hypothalamo Pituitary Gonadal Axis in Vivo & in Vitro in Male Rats

1999 • 33 citations

Molecular Pharmacology of Agouti Protein in Vitro and in Vivo

1999 • 30 citations

Evidence for an interaction between α-MSH and opioids in the regulation of gonadotropin secretion in man

1997 • 23 citations

Effects of Neuropeptide Y on Gonadotropin and Prolactin Release in Normal, Castrated or Flutamide-Treated Male Rats

1993 • 20 citations

Interaction of α-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone withβ-Endorphin to Influence Anterior Pituitary Hormone Secretion in the Female Rat*

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