Melanin-concentrating hormone: A functional melanocortin antagonist in the hypothalamus

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 274, Issue 4 37-4, 1998, Pages

  Ludwig, David S ^a,b   Mountjoy, Kathleen G ^e   Tatro, Jeffrey B ^d   Gillette, Jennifer A ^c   Frederich, Robert C ^a,f   Flier, Jeffrey S ^a   Maratos Flier, Eleftheria ^c  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Eating; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; CORTICOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP; GLUCOCORTICOID; MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0031968521     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1998.274.4.e627     Document Type: Article

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