Characterization of MCH-mediated obesity in mice

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 284, Issue 5 47-5, 2003, Pages

  Ito, Masahiko ^a   Gomori, Akira ^a   Ishihara, Akane ^a   Oda, Zenjun ^a   Mashiko, Satoshi ^a   Matsushita, Hiroko ^a   Yumoto, Mariko ^a   Ito, Makoto ^a   Sano, Hideki ^a   Tokita, Shigeru ^a   Moriya, Minoru ^a   Iwaasa, Hisashi ^a   Kanatani, Akio ^a  

^a BANYU PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body weight; Brown adipose tissue; Liver weight; Melanin concentrating hormone

Indexed keywords

MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FOOD INTAKE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPOGENESIS; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037403951     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00529.2002     Document Type: Article

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