Leptin stimulates prostaglandin E2 and F(2α), but not nitric oxide production in neonatal rat hypothalamus

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 369, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 299-304

  Brunetti, Luigi ^a   Orlando, Giustino ^a   Michelotto, Barbara ^a   Ragazzoni, Enzo ^b   Vacca, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

CRH (corticotropin releasing hormone); Leptin; Nitric oxide (NO); Prostaglandin E2; Prostaglandin F(2 )

Indexed keywords

CITRULLINE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; INDOMETACIN; LEPTIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPOTHALAMUS; MEDIATOR; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DINOPROST; DINOPROSTONE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HYPOTHALAMUS; INDOMETHACIN; LEPTIN; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROTEINS; RATS;

EID: 0032918346     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00085-0     Document Type: Article

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