Regulation of body mass and adiposity in the field vole, Microtus agrestis: A model of leptin resistance

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 271-278

  Król, Elzbieta ^a   Speakman, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; COCAINE AND AMPHETAMINE REGULATED TRANSCRIPT PEPTIDE; LEPTIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; SUPPRESSOR OF CYTOKINE SIGNALING 3;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; DIGESTION; FOOD INTAKE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RESISTANCE; HORMONE SENSITIVITY; LIPID METABOLISM; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; VOLE; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADIPOSITY; ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARVICOLINAE; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; LEPTIN; PHOTOPERIOD; SUPPRESSOR OF CYTOKINE SIGNALING PROTEINS;

EID: 33947356757     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/JOE-06-0074     Document Type: Review

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