Agouti-related protein prevents self-starvation

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 235-240

  Kas, M J H ^a   Van Dijk, G ^b   Scheurink, A J W ^b   Adan, R A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Body temperature; Fasting; Hyperactivity; Melanocortin receptor

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; STARVATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREADMILL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, OUTBRED STRAINS; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; CALORIC RESTRICTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN; RECEPTORS, MELANOCORTIN; VENTROMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0037221603     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001206     Document Type: Article

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