Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the hypothalamic ventromedial nucleus increases energy expenditure

Brain Research

Volumn 1336, Issue , 2010, Pages 66-77

  Wang, ChuanFeng ^a,b,c   Bomberg, Eric ^a   Billington, Charles J ^a,b,c   Levine, Allen S ^a,b,c   Kotz, Catherine M ^a,b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy homeostasis; Food intake regulation; Resting metabolic rate; Spontaneous physical activity; Thermogenesis

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CARBON DIOXIDE; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CALORIMETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEADY STATE; THERMOGENESIS; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CARBON DIOXIDE; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION; ION CHANNELS; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THERMOGENESIS; VENTROMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 77952243631     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.04.013     Document Type: Article

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