Cyclical variations in the abundance of leptin receptors, but not in circulating leptin, correlate with NPY expression during the oestrous cycle

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 417-423

  Bennett, Pamela A ^a   Lindell, Kajsa ^b   Wilson, Carole ^a   Carlsson, Lena M S ^b   Carlsson, Björn ^b   Robinson, Iain C A F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

In situ hybridization; Leptin; Leptin receptor; Neuropeptide Y; Oestrous cycle

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE Y;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CHOROID PLEXUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; RAT;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEPTIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0033047926     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000054444     Document Type: Article

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