Leptin accumulation in hypothalamic and dorsal raphe neurons is inversely correlated with brain serotonin content

Brain Research

Volumn 1329, Issue , 2010, Pages 194-202

  Fernández Galaz, María Carmen ^a,b   Fernández Agulló, Teresa ^a   Carrascosa, Jose María ^c   Ros, Manuel ^a   Garcia Segura, Luis M ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aging; Hypothalamus; Leptin; Raphe nucleus; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIGENIN; FENCLONINE; LEPTIN; SEROTONIN;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RAT; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; AGE; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CYTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; RAPHE NUCLEUS; WISTAR RAT;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; LEPTIN; MALE; NEURONS; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 77950858037     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.02.085     Document Type: Article

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