Role of melanocortin-4 receptors in mediating renal sympathoactivation to leptin and insulin

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 5998-6004

  Rahmouni, Kamal ^a   Haynes, William G ^a   Morgan, Donald A ^a   Mark, Allyn L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypothalamus; Insulin; Leptin; Melanocortin system; Obesity; Sympathetic nerve activity

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; INSULIN; LEPTIN; MELANOCORTIN 3 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMEOSTASIS; HOMOZYGOSITY; HYPOTHALAMUS; MOUSE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; WILD TYPE;

EID: 0038149085     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-14-05998.2003     Document Type: Article

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