Molecular biology and physiology of the melanocortin system in fish: A review

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 150-162

  Metz, Juriaan R ^a   Peters, Joris J M ^a   Flik, Gert ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

(an )orexigenic factors; ACTH; Brain; Endorphin; Feeding behaviour; Interrenal cortisol producing cells; MCR pharmacology; MSH; POMC; Skin; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; INTERMEDIN; MELANOCORTIN; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; PEPTIDE; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENERGY BALANCE; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; GENE EXPRESSION; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RECEPTOR GENE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SKIN COLOR; SPECIES COMPARISON; STEROIDOGENESIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33746560864     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2006.03.001     Document Type: Review

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