Leptin receptors in the adrenal medulla of the rat

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 273, Issue 2 36-2, 1997, Pages

  Cao, Gao Yuan ^a   Considine, Robert V ^a   Lynn, Richard B ^a,b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoradiography; Epinephrine; Immunohistochemis try; Obesity; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADIPOCYTE; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030853628     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1997.273.2.e448     Document Type: Article

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