Food restriction differentially affects pituitary hormone mRNAs throughout the adult life span of male F344 rats

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1687-1693

  Han, Eun Soo ^a   Evans, Ted R ^a   Lee, Shuko ^b   Nelson, James F ^a  

^a University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Fischer 344 rats; Food restriction; Neuroendocrine

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; PROLACTIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; THYROTROPIN;

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FOOD INTAKE; LIFESPAN; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STEADY STATE;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0034984442     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/131.6.1687     Document Type: Article

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