Growth hormone treatment of hypophysectomized rats increases catecholamine-induced lipolysis and the number of β-adrenergic receptors in adipocytes: No differences in the effects of growth hormone on different fat depots

Obesity Research

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 471-478

  Yang, Shumin ^b   Björntorp, Per ^b   Liu, Xinglu ^b   Edén, Staffan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

GH; Hypophysectomy; Lipolysis, adipocyte; Rat

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CYANOPINDOLOL; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GROWTH HORMONE; ISOPRENALINE; NORADRENALIN; PINDOLOL; RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ADIPOCYTE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; LIPOLYSIS; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ADIPOCYTES; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; ISOPROTERENOL; LIPOLYSIS; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PINDOLOL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA;

EID: 0030228123     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1550-8528.1996.tb00256.x     Document Type: Article

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