Hypothalamic β-endorphin concentrations are decreased in animals models of autoimmune disease

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 129-133

  Sacerdote, P ^a   Lechner, O ^b   Sidman, C ^c   Wick, G ^b   Panerai, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

endorphin; Autoimmunity; Hypothalamus; MLR mice; Neuroimmunomodulation; Obese chicken

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BETA-ENDORPHIN; CHICKENS; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED MRL LPR; NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION; OBESITY; PROTEINURIA; SUBSTANCE P; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE;

EID: 0032915101     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5728(99)00067-3     Document Type: Article

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