Hypothalamic gene expression is altered in underweight but obese juvenile male Sprague-Dawley rats fed a high-energy dice

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1369-1374

  Archer, Zoe A ^a   Rayner, D Vernon ^a   Mercer, Julian G ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ghrelin; High fat diet; Leptin; Melanocortins; Neuropeptide Y

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; FATTY ACID; GHRELIN; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; MELANOCORTIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; SUGAR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPERPHAGIA; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS NUCLEUS; LIPID DIET; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OBESITY; RAT;

AGOUTI; ANIMALIA;

EID: 2642579261     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/134.6.1369     Document Type: Article

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