Neuromedin U has a physiological role in the regulation of food intake and partially mediates the effects of leptin

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 289, Issue 2 52-2, 2005, Pages

  Jethwa, Preeti H ^a   Small, Caroline J ^a   Smith, Kirsty L ^a   Seth, Asha ^a   Darch, Sarah J ^a   Abbott, Caroline R ^a   Murphy, Kevin G ^a   Todd, Jeannie F ^a   Ghatei, Mohammad A ^a   Bloom, Stephen R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti neuromedin U immunoglobulin G; Antibody; Immunoblockade; Intracerebroventricular

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LEPTIN; NEUROMEDIN U;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FOOD INTAKE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; IN VITRO STUDY; INJECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SATIETY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; APPETITE REGULATION; EATING; HYPOTHALAMUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; LEPTIN; MALE; NEUROPEPTIDES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 23044452970     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00404.2004     Document Type: Article

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