STZ-induced diabetes decreases and insulin normalizes POMC mRNA in arcuate nucleus and pituitary in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 276, Issue 5 45-5, 1999, Pages

  Kim, Eun Mee ^a,b   Grace, Martha K ^a   Welch, Catherine C ^a   Billington, Charles J ^a,b   Levine, Allen S ^a,b,c,d  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy balance; Neuropeptide Y; Opioids; Proopiomelanocortin; Streptozotocin; melanocyte stimulating hormone

Indexed keywords

MELANOCORTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENERGY BALANCE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPERPHAGIA; HYPOPHYSIS; INSULIN METABOLISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033042670     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1999.276.5.r1320     Document Type: Article

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