Transplantation of lean fetal hypothalamus restores hypothalamic function in Zucker obese rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 1 40-1, 1996, Pages

  Fukagawa, Koji ^b   Knight, David S ^b   Price, Hugh V ^b   Sakata, Toshiie ^b   Tso, Patrick ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

adrenal glands; adrenocorticotropic hormone; brain transplant; food intake; insulin

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN TRANSPLANTATION; FETAL TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERPHAGIA; HYPOTHALAMUS FUNCTION; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029840743     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1996.271.1.r55     Document Type: Article

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