Activation of Stat3 Signaling in AgRP Neurons Promotes Locomotor Activity

Cell Metabolism

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 236-248

  Mesaros, Andrea ^a   Koralov, Sergei B ^b   Rother, Eva ^a   Wunderlich, F Thomas ^a   Ernst, Marianne B ^a   Barsh, Gregory S ^c   Rajewsky, Klaus ^b   Brüning, Jens C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

HUMDISEASE; MOLNEURO

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; STAT3 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY BALANCE; GENETIC RESISTANCE; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LOCOMOTION; MOUSE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AGOUTI-RELATED PROTEIN; ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BODY WEIGHT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIETARY FATS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUTATION; NEURONS; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAT3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; THINNESS;

AGOUTI; MUS;

EID: 39749142664     PISSN: 15504131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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