Characterization of diet-induced obese rats that develop persistent obesity after 6 months of high-fat followed by 1 month of low-fat diet

Brain Research

Volumn 936, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 87-90

  Gao, Jun ^a   Ghibaudi, Lorraine ^a   Van Heek, Margaret ^a   Hwa, Joyce J ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Agouti related protein; High fat diet; Indirect calorimetry; Melanin concentrating hormone; Neuropeptide; Obesity

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LEPTIN; MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE Y;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; HYPOTHALAMUS; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID DIET; LOW FAT DIET; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RESPIRATORY QUOTIENT;

ANIMALS; CELL RESPIRATION; CHOLESTEROL; DIETARY FATS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FOOD, FORMULATED; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES; HYPOTHALAMUS; INSULIN; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; LEPTIN; MELANINS; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; OBESITY; PITUITARY HORMONES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0037123748     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(02)02493-9     Document Type: Article

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