Insulin selectively downregulates α2-adrenoceptors in the arcuate and dorsomedial nucleus

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 179-181

  Levin, B E ^a   Israel, P ^b   Figlewicz Lattemann, D P ^b,c  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight regulation; Neuropeptide Y; Norepinephrine; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; INSULIN; PRAZOSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATECHOLAMINE METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; HYPOTHALAMUS NUCLEUS; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; DORSOMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; DOWN-REGULATION; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; HYPOTHALAMUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; INSULIN; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; THALAMUS;

EID: 0031964158     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(97)00336-5     Document Type: Article

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