Neuromedin U and Neuromedin U receptor-2 expression in the mouse and rat hypothalamus: Effects of nutritional status

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1165-1173

  Graham, E S ^a   Turnbull, Y ^a   Fotheringham, P ^a   Nilaweera, K ^a   Mercer, J G ^a   Morgan, P J ^a   Barrett, Perry ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypothalamus; In situ hybridization; Mouse; NMU; NMU2R; Obesity

Indexed keywords

BRAIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROMEDIN U; NEUROMEDIN U RECEPTOR 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET RESTRICTION; ENERGY BALANCE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS NUCLEUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALS; DORSOMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, OBESE; NEUROPEPTIDES; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RECEPTORS, NEUROTRANSMITTER; RNA, MESSENGER; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0345305837     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2003.02079.x     Document Type: Article

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