Effect of leptin on energy balance does not require the presence of intact adrenals

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 1 44-1, 1998, Pages

  Arvaniti, Konstantinia ^a   Deshaies, Yves ^a   Richard, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adrenalectomy; Body composition; Body weight; Dietary fat; Dietary starch; Energy expenditure; Food intake; Obesity

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; STARCH;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CORTICOSTERONE RELEASE; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FAT INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031814614     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1998.275.1.r105     Document Type: Article

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