GABAergic signaling by AgRP neurons prevents anorexia via a melanocortin-independent mechanism

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 660, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-27

  Wu, Qi ^a   Palmiter, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Agouti related protein; Anorexia; Benzodiazepine; Feeding behavior; Fos; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; ALPHA INTERMEDIN; BACLOFEN; BENZODIAZEPINE; BRETAZENIL; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; DIPHTHERIA TOXIN; MELANOCORTIN; MELANOCORTIN 3 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; MIDAZOLAM; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ANOREXIA; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BINDING COMPETITION; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; GUSTATORY SYSTEM; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPERPHAGIA; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; LONG TERM CARE; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; METABOLIC REGULATION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PALATABILITY; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; REVIEW; STARVATION;

AGOUTI-RELATED PROTEIN; ANIMALS; ANOREXIA; ENERGY METABOLISM; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; NEURONS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RECEPTORS, MELANOCORTIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 79951999061     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2010.10.110     Document Type: Review

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