Decreased blood-brain leptin transfer in an ovine model of obesity and weight loss: Resolving the cause of leptin resistance

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 980-988

  Adam, C L ^a   Findlay, P A ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood brain barrier; Hypothalamus; Leptin; Leptin resistance

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FOOD INTAKE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SHEEP; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC RESTRICTION; EATING; HYPOTHALAMUS; LEPTIN; MALE; OBESITY; SHEEP; THINNESS; WEIGHT LOSS;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77953613249     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2010.28     Document Type: Article

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