Interferon modulates glucose-sensitive neurons in the hypothalamus

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 519-524

  Reyes Vazquez, C ^a   Mendoza Fernandez, V ^a   Herrera Ruiz, M ^a   Dafny, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucose; Interferon; Lateral hypothalamus; Rat; Single cell; Ventromedial hypothalamus

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INTERFERON;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHALAMUS; LATERAL HYPOTHALAMUS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ZONA INCERTA;

ANIMALS; ANOREXIA; GLUCOSE; HYPOTHALAMIC AREA, LATERAL; HYPOTHALAMUS, MIDDLE; INTERFERON-ALPHA; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0030866087     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00005780     Document Type: Article

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