Characterization of melanocortin 4 receptor in Snakeskin Gourami and its expression in relation to daily feed intake and short-term fasting

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-37

  Jangprai, Araya ^a   Boonanuntanasarn, Surintorn ^a   Yoshizaki, Goro ^b  

^a SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circadian feeding rhythm; Fasting; Gourami; MC4R; Melanocortin 4 receptor

Indexed keywords

MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FISH; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD INTAKE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SNAKESKIN GOURAMI; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

EID: 79959883845     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2011.04.021     Document Type: Article

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