B219/OB-R 5'-UTR and leptin receptor gene-related protein gene expression in mouse brain and placenta: Tissue-specific leptin receptor promoter activity

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 649-655

  Mercer, Julian G ^a   Moar, K M ^a   Hoggard, N ^a   Strosberg, A D ^b   Froguel, P ^c   Bailleul, B ^c  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT COCHIN   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Hypothalamus; Leptin receptor; Leptin receptor gene related protein; Placenta

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OBESITY; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RNA SPLICING; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CARRIER PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; OBESITY; PLACENTA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; REFERENCE VALUES; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0034083043     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2000.00501.x     Document Type: Article

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