Oleoyl-estrone treatment affects the ponderostat setting differently in lean and obese Zucker rats

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 366-373

  Adan C ^a,b   Cabot, C ^a,b   Vila R ^a   Grasa, M M ^a,b   Masanes R M ^a,b   Esteve, M ^a,b   Estruch, J ^b   Fernandez Lopez J A ^a   Remesar, X ^a   Alemany, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Laboratoris SALVAT SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body weight; Energy expenditure; Energy partitioning; Leptin; Oleoyl estrone; Ponderostat; Slimming; Zucker fa fa rat

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; ESTRONE; ESTRONE OLEATE; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; INSULIN; LEPTIN; LIPOSOME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ESTRONE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOGEN LIVER LEVEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OSMOTIC MINIPUMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032933085     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800828     Document Type: Article

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