Afferent signals from leptin sensors in the white adipose tissue of the epididymis, and their reflex effect in the rat

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-25

  Niijima, Akira ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Afferents; Efferents; Epididymis; Leptin sensor; White adipose tissue

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHOROID PLEXUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFERENT NERVE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EPIDIDYMIS; FOOD INTAKE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPIDIDYMIS; GANGLIONIC BLOCKERS; HEXAMETHONIUM; LEPTIN; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NEURONS, EFFERENT; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; REFLEX;

EID: 0032572705     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(98)00109-X     Document Type: Article

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