The effect of leptin on luteinizing hormone release is exerted in the zona incerta and mediated by melanin-concentrating hormone

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1133-1139

  Murray, J F ^a   Mercer, J G ^b   Adan, R A H ^c   Datta, J ^a   Aldairy, C ^a   Moar, K M ^b   Baker, B I ^d   Stock, M J ^a   Wilson, C A ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Leptin; LH; MCH; Melanocortin receptors; Zona incerta

Indexed keywords

ALFADOLONE; ALFAXALONE; ALTHESIN; CORTICOTROPIN[4-10]; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN; HALOTHANE; HORMONE ANTIBODY; HORMONE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE; MELANOCORTIN; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; RECOMBINANT LEPTIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID HORMONE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APPETITE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE INHIBITION; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; ZONA INCERTA;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; CARRIER PROTEINS; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES; HYPOTHALAMUS; KINETICS; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELANINS; MICE; OVARIECTOMY; PITUITARY HORMONES; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN; RECEPTORS, MELANOCORTIN; SUBTHALAMUS;

EID: 0033785930     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2000.00577.x     Document Type: Article

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