Seasonal weight regulation of the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides): Interactions between melatonin, leptin, ghrelin, and growth hormone

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 155-163

  Nieminen, Petteri ^a   Mustonen, Anne Mari ^a   Asikainen, Juha ^a   Hyvärinen, Heikki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ghrelin; Growth hormone; Leptin; Melatonin; Nyctereutes procyonoides; Raccoon dog; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LEPTIN; MELATONIN; PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET RESTRICTION; DOG; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID STORAGE; LIPOLYSIS; MALE; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; WINTER; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BLOOD; CARNIVORA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANT; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; HIBERNATION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CARNIVORA; NYCTEREUTES PROCYONOIDES; PROCYON LOTOR; RODENTIA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY WEIGHT; CARNIVORA; DRUG IMPLANTS; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FASTING; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HIBERNATION; LEPTIN; MALE; MELATONIN; PEPTIDE HORMONES; PEPTIDES; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS;

EID: 0036551593     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873002129002447     Document Type: Article

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