Starvation after AgRP neuron ablation is independent of melanocortin signaling

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2687-2692

  Wu, Qi ^a   Howell, Maureen P ^b   Cowley, Michael A ^c   Palmiter, Richard D ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ALLEN INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN SCIENCE   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agouti related protein; Diphtheria toxin; Feeding behavior; Fos expression; Neuropeptide Y

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; MELANOCORTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STARVATION; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

AGOUTI; MUS;

AGOUTI-RELATED PROTEIN; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MELANOCORTINS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEURONS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 40649093320     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0712062105     Document Type: Article

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