Orphan G protein-coupled receptors and obesity

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 500, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 243-253

  Xu, Yan Ling ^a   Jackson, Valerie R ^a   Civelli, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Feeding; Ghrelin; Melanin concentrating hormone; Neuropeptide B; Neuropeptide W; Orexin hypocretin

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GHRELIN; GHRELIN RECEPTOR; GHRELIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HORMONE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LEPTIN; MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE B; NEUROPEPTIDE W; OREXIN; OREXIN A; OREXIN B; RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; APPETITE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; CACHEXIA; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEEDING DISORDER; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; STOMACH;

ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; LIGANDS; MELANINS; NEUROPEPTIDES; OBESITY; PEPTIDE HORMONES; PITUITARY HORMONES; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RECEPTORS, NEUROPEPTIDE;

EID: 4644312969     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2004.07.029     Document Type: Review

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