Leptin Gene Expression and Serum Leptin Levels in Zinc Deficiency: Implications for Appetite Regulation in Rats

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 281-289

  Lee, Soo Lim ^a   Kwak, Eun Hee ^a   Kim, Yang Ha ^b   Choi, Je Yong ^c   Kwon, Soon Tae ^a   Beattie, John H ^d   Kwun, In Sook ^a  

^a Andong National University   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^c Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Appetite; Leptin level; Leptin mRNA; Zinc deficiency

Indexed keywords

CASEIN; CELLULOSE; CHOLINE; COPPER; CORN OIL; LEPTIN; MESSENGER RNA; METHIONINE; MINERAL; STARCH; SUCROSE; VITAMIN; ZINC;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ERYTHROCYTE; FOOD INTAKE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; INGUINAL REGION; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WEIGHT GAIN; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 1642453612     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109662003772519822     Document Type: Article

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