Regulation of galanin gene expression in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus of the obese Zucker rat by manipulation of dietary macronutrients

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 202-208

  Mercer, Julian G ^a   Lawrence, C Bruce ^a   Atkinson, Terry ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Galanin; Gene expression; High fat diet; Macronutrients; Neuropeptide Y; Zucker rat

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GALANIN; INSULIN; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH RATE; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID DIET; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; GALANIN; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; OBESITY; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; RATS; RATS, ZUCKER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030608481     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(96)00174-X     Document Type: Article

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