Differential role of melanocortins in mediating leptin's central effects on feeding and reproduction

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 1 47-1, 2000, Pages

  Hohmann, John G ^a   Teal, Thomas H ^a   Clifton, Donald K ^a   Davis, James ^b   Hruby, Victor J ^c   Han, Guoxia ^c   Steiner, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b AMGEN INC   (United States)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

MTII; Obesity; Proopiomelanocortin; SHU9119; Thermogenesis; melanocyte stimulating hormone

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN; HORMONE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HORMONE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LEPTIN; MELANOCORTIN; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; MTH; N ACETYL ALPHA INTERMEDIN[4-10]CYCLO[4 NORLEUCINE 5 ASPARTIC ACID 7 [3 (2 NAPHTHYL)ALANINE] 10 LYSINAMIDE]; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; SEMINAL VESICLE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0034027932     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2000.278.1.r50     Document Type: Article

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