In adult mice, intraperitoneal kisspeptin‑10 significantly reduced food intake compared with vehicle.
In plain wordsIn mice, kisspeptin‑10 injected into the abdomen reduced food intake compared with vehicle.
- Peptide
- Kisspeptin-10
- Outcome
- DecreaseFood intake
- Study
mousen = 32
C57BL/6 wild-type adult mice in metabolic cages- Comparator
- Vehicle
- Outcome group
- Appetite and food intake · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- 2 nmol in 200 µl saline (10 µM) · intraperitonealAs given in this study (mouse).
Source sentences
Intraperitoneal treatment with kisspeptin-10 caused a significant reduction in food intake, meal frequency, meal size, and eating rate.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Two groups (n = 16) of age- and sex-matched C57BL/6 wild-type adult mice were individually housed in metabolic cages and intraperitoneally injected with either kisspeptin-10 (2 nmol in 200 µl of saline) (10 µM) or vehicle before the beginning of a dark-phase cycle.