Leptin transport in the central nervous system

Cell Biochemistry and Function

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 63-70

  Ziylan, Yusuf Ziya ^a   Baltaci, Abdulkerim Kasim ^b   Mogulkoc, Rasim ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Hypothalamus; Leptin; Leptin resistance; Transport

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; RECOMBINANT LEPTIN; SYNAPTOSOMAL ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 25; SYNTAXIN 1; TRANSFERRIN;

ASTROCYTE; BINDING AFFINITY; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN PERFUSION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHOROID PLEXUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; FOOD INTAKE; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONE TRANSPORT; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OBESITY;

ANIMALIA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; LEPTIN; OBESITY; RECEPTORS, LEPTIN;

EID: 63149135047     PISSN: 02636484     EISSN: 10990844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1538     Document Type: Review

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