Estradiol-induced hypophagia is associated with the differential mRNA expression of hypothalamic neuropeptides

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 759-766

  Silva, L E C M ^a   Castro, M ^a   Amaral, F C ^a   Antunes Rodrigues, J ^a   Elias, L L K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Hypothalamus; Leptin; Orexigenic and anorexigenic neuropeptides

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; COCAINE AND AMPHETAMINE REGULATED TRANSCRIPT PEPTIDE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; OREXIN A;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HYPOPHAGIA; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGOUTI; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 77957114891     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2010007500059     Document Type: Article

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