Leptin receptor expression in hindbrain Glp-1 neurons regulates food intake and energy balance in mice

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2413-2421

  Scott, Michael M ^a   Williams, Kevin W ^a   Rossi, Jari ^a   Lee, Charlotte E ^a   Elmquist, Joel K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRE RECOMBINASE; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1; GLUCOSE; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; PAIRED LIKE HOMEOBOX 2B; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ENERGY BALANCE; FOOD INTAKE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HYPERPHAGIA; LOCOMOTION; METABOLIC RATE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; WEIGHT GAIN; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; CHOLECYSTOKININ; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE 1; GLUCOSE; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPERPHAGIA; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; LEPTIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, LEPTIN; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 79957896911     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: 15588238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI43703     Document Type: Article

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