Central leptin suppresses splenic lymphocyte functions through activation of the corticotropin-releasing hormone-sympathetic nervous system

Brain Research

Volumn 855, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 192-197

  Okamoto, Shiki ^a   Irie, Yukiko ^a   Ishikawa, Ikuyo ^a   Kimura, Kazuhiro ^a   Saito, Masayuki ^a  

^a Sch Vet M   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corticotropin releasing hormone; Leptin; Lymphocyte; Sympathetic nerve; Urocortin

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; LEPTIN;

ADRENERGIC ACTIVITY; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; MITOGENESIS; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CELL DIVISION; CONCANAVALIN A; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DENERVATION; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; LEPTIN; LYMPHOCYTES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPLEEN; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0033985258     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)02409-9     Document Type: Article

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