Agouti related protein in the rat adrenal cortex: Implications for novel autocrine mechanisms modulating the actions of pro-opiomelanocortin peptides

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 977-982

  Bicknell, Andrew B ^a   Lomthaisong, K ^a   Gladwell, R T ^a   Lowry, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adrenal Cortex; Agouti related protein; Autocrine antagonism; Melanocortin receptors; Pro MSH

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; BRAIN PEPTIDE; HORMONE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADIPOCYTE; ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STRESS;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMALS; AUTOCRINE COMMUNICATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FASTING; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RNA, MESSENGER; STRESS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0033829321     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2000.00543.x     Document Type: Article

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