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Antipsychotics
Neuroleptic treatments did not affect energy regulation in male rats
November 18th, 2005
Neuroleptic treatments did not affect energy regulation in male rats under dietary self-selection. According to recent research published in the journal Behavioural Brain Research, "New antipsychotic drugs often increase weight and produce metabolic disturbances in treated patients. However, the mechanisms by which neuroleptics induce these undesirable side effects in humans are not known. Studies have shown that antipsychotics can increase body weight in female but not in male rats. However, no studies investigated changes in macronutrient selection during chronic treatments with antipsychotics in male rats, and no studies investigated precisely body composition...
Source: Drug Week (2005-11-18)
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