L-threonine injection into PPC modifies food intake, lateral hypothalamic activity, and sympathetic discharge

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 2 42-2, 1997, Pages

  Monda, M ^a   Sullo, A ^b   De Luca, V ^b   Pellicano, M P ^b   Viggiano, A ^b  

^a Dipartimento di Fisiologia Umana   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Body temperature; Rat; Threonine free diet

Indexed keywords

THREONINE;

ADRENERGIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN NERVE; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0030774629     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.273.2.r554     Document Type: Article

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