Nutrition and hypothalamic neuropeptides in sheep: Histochemical studies

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1209-1225

  Chaillou, E ^a   Tillet, Y ^a  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Regulatory hormones; Ruminant

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; ALPHA INTERMEDIN; BETA ENDORPHIN; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CHOLECYSTOKININ; COCAINE AND AMPHETAMINE REGULATED TRANSCRIPT PEPTIDE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DYNORPHIN; ENKEPHALIN; GALANIN; GHRELIN; INSULIN; LEPTIN; MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; OPIATE; OREXIN; SOMATOSTATIN; UROCORTIN;

ENERGY BALANCE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD INTAKE; GIANT CELL; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALNUTRITION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; OVERNUTRITION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REVIEW; RODENT; SHEEP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HYPOTHALAMUS; NEUROPEPTIDES; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP;

AGOUTI; ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; RODENTIA;

EID: 27144449645     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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