Leptin inhibits prehibernation hyperphagia and reduces body weight in arctic ground squirrels

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 6 40-6, 1996, Pages

  Ormseth, Olav A ^b   Nicolson, Margery ^b   Pelleymounter, Mary Ann ^b   Boyer, Bert B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

adiposity; hibernating mammals; obesity; satiety

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; LEPTIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FOOD INTAKE; HIBERNATION; HYPERPHAGIA; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SATIETY; SQUIRREL;

EID: 0030459734     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1996.271.6.r1775     Document Type: Article

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