Ghrelin indirectly activates hypophysiotropic CRF neurons in rodents

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Cabral, Agustina ^a   Suescun, Olga ^a   Zigman, Jeffrey M ^b   Perello, Mario ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GHRELIN; GROWTH HORMONE SECRETAGOGUE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN C FOS; GHRELIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR PRODUCING NEURON; CRF GENE; FOOD INTAKE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BINDING; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RODENT; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; METABOLISM; MICROINJECTION; PROTEIN BINDING;

ANIMALS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GHRELIN; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROINJECTIONS; NEURONS; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTORS, GHRELIN;

EID: 84857381999     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031462     Document Type: Article

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