VGF: A novel role for this neuronal and neuroendocrine polypeptide in the regulation of energy balance

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 199-219

  Salton, Stephen R J ^a   Ferri, Gian Luca ^b   Hahm, Seung ^a   Snyder, Susan E ^a   Wilson, Anna J ^a   Possenti, Roberta ^c,d   Levi, Andrea ^d  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF); Hypothalamus; Nerve growth factor (NGF); Obesity; Pituitary; VGF

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GENE PRODUCT; GROWTH FACTOR; INSULIN; LEPTIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN; POLYPEPTIDE; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; RAS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; CELL CULTURE; ENERGY BALANCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE STRUCTURE; HYPOTHALAMUS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SEIZURE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

EID: 0033931620     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/frne.2000.0199     Document Type: Article

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