The nonpeptide growth hormone secretagogue, MK-0677, activates hypothalamic arcuate nucleus neurons in vivo

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 111-118

  Bailey, A R T ^a   Smitht, R G ^b   Leng, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus; Growth hormone; Growth hormone releasing hormone; Somatostatin

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; IBUTAMOREN; SOMATOSTATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INDOLES; MALE; NEURONS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; ONCOGENE PROTEINS V-FOS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SECRETORY RATE; SOMATOSTATIN; SPIRO COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0031951257     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1998.00176.x     Document Type: Article

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