A hypercaloric load induces thermogenesis but inhibits stress responses in the SNS and HPA system

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 3 41-3, 1997, Pages

  Strack, A M ^a   Akana, S F ^a   Horsley, C J ^a   Dallman, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

adrenocorticotropic hormone; brown adipose tissue; corticosterene; glucocorticoid; sucrose diet

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; SUCROSE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CALORIC INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS; THERMOGENESIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030992206     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.272.3.r840     Document Type: Article

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