Mechanisms underlying hypertension and obesity: A melanocortin linkage in the brain

Hypertension

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 375-376

  Carlson, Scott H ^a   Wyss, J Michael ^b,c  

^a LUTHER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c Division of Cardiovascular Disease   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; INSULIN; LEPTIN; MELANOCORTIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRAIN; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERTENSION; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; HYPERTENSION; MELANOCORTINS; NEURONS; OBESITY;

EID: 79953237965     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: 15244563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.110.161729     Document Type: Editorial

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