Plasma agouti-related protein level: A possible correlation with fasted and fed states in humans and rats

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 607-610

  Shen, C P ^a   Wu, K K ^a   Shearman, L P ^a   Camacho, R ^a   Tota, M R ^a   Fong, T M ^a   Van Der Ploeg, L H T ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

AGRP; BMI; Leptin; Melanocortin and satiety

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PLASMA PROTEIN; AGOUTI-RELATED PROTEIN; LEPTIN; PROTEIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET RESTRICTION; FEEDING; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEAL; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; REFEEDING; SATIETY; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; EATING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; EATING; FASTING; HUMAN; LEPTIN; MALE; OBESITY; PROTEINS; RATS; TIME FACTORS; ANIMALS; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS;

EID: 0036668071     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2002.00825.x     Document Type: Article

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