Inactivation of the Rcan2 Gene in mice ameliorates the age- and diet-induced obesity by causing a reduction in food intake

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Sun, Xiao Yang ^a   Hayashi, Yoshitaka ^a   Xu, Sai ^a   Kanou, Yasuhiko ^a   Takagishi, Yoshiko ^a   Tang, Ya Ping ^b   Murata, Yoshiharu ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN RCAN2; PROTEIN RCAN3; THYROID HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DSCR1L1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DORSOMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INACTIVATION; HYPERPHAGIA; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; RCAN2 GENE; REFEEDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STARVATION; UPREGULATION; WEIGHT GAIN; AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; GENETICS; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; PHYSIOLOGY;

MUS;

AGING; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; LEPTIN; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; OBESITY; PROTEINS;

EID: 79551507897     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014605     Document Type: Article

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