The central melanocortin system can directly regulate serum insulin levels

Endocrinology

Volumn 141, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 3072-3079

  Fan, W ^a   Dinulescu, D M ^a   Butler, A A ^a   Zhou, J ^a   Marks, D L ^a   Cone, R D ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; MELANOCORTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HYPERPHAGIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RELEASE; MOUSE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034456475     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.141.9.7665     Document Type: Article

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