Altered energy balance causes selective changes in melanocortin-4 (MC4- R), but not melanocortin-3 (MC3-R), receptors in specific hypothalamic regions: Further evidence that activation of MC4-R is a physiological inhibitor of feeding

Diabetes

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 267-271

  Harrold, Joanne A ^a   Widdowson, Peter S ^a   Williams, Gareth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; LEPTIN; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOREBRAIN; HYPOPHAGIA; HYPOTHALAMUS NUCLEUS; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; DIET; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; OBESITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RATS, ZUCKER; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 3; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 4; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032968698     PISSN: 00121797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.48.2.267     Document Type: Article

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