Central NMU signaling in body weight and energy balance regulation: Evidence from NMUR2 deletion and chronic central NMU treatment in mice

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 297, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Egecioglu, Emil ^a   Ploj, Karolina ^b   Xu, Xiufeng ^b   Bjursell, Mikael ^b   Salomé, Nicolas ^a   Andersson, Niklas ^a   Ohlsson, Claes ^c   Taube, Magdalena ^a   Hansson, Caroline ^a   Bohlooly Y, Mohammad ^b   Morgan, David G A ^b   Dickson, Suzanne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anorexic; Appetite; Energy expenditure; FM4; Food intake; GRP66; Neuromedin U; Neuromedin U receptor 2; Obesity

Indexed keywords

NEUROMEDIN U; NEUROMEDIN U RECEPTOR 2; NEUROPEPTIDE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ENERGY BALANCE; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC CODE; LIPID DIET; MALE; METABOLIC REGULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WILD TYPE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEUROPEPTIDES; RECEPTORS, NEUROTRANSMITTER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 69049086855     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: 15221555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.91022.2008     Document Type: Article

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