Leptin receptor immunoreactivity is associated with the Golgi apparatus of hypothalamic neurones and glial cells

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 647-650

  Diano, Sabrina ^a   Kalra, Satya P ^b   Horvath, Tamas L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Golgi apparatus

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CELL NUCLEUS; CINGULATE GYRUS; CYTOPLASM; DENTATE GYRUS; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; GLIA CELL; GOLGI COMPLEX; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MEMBRANE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SECOND MESSENGER; THYROID GLAND;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; GOLGI APPARATUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE;

EID: 0031821377     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1998.00261.x     Document Type: Article

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