Expression of melanocortin 4 receptor mRNA in the central nervous system of the rat

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 457, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 213-235

  Kishi, Toshiro ^a   Aschkenasi, Carl J ^a   Lee, Charlotte E ^a   Mountjoy, Kathleen G ^b   Saper, Clifford B ^a   Elmquist, Joel K ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Autonomic and endocrine regulation; CNS distribution; Febrile response; Feeding behavior; In situ hybridization histochemistry; Pain processing

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; LEPTIN; MELANOCORTIN; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEVER; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RECEPTOR DENSITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RNA PROBE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 4; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN; RNA, MESSENGER; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0037430140     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.10454     Document Type: Article

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