Leptin-sensitive neurons in the arcuate nuclei contribute to endogenous feeding rhythms

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 302, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Li, Ai Jun ^a   Wiater, Michael F ^a   Oostrom, Marjolein T ^a   Smith, Bethany R ^a   Wang, Qing ^a   Dinh, Thu T ^a   Roberts, Brandon L ^a   Jansen, Heiko T ^a   Ritter, Sue ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus; Circadian rhythms; Hypothalamus; Obesity

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; SAPORIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN FEEDING RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; HYPERPHAGIA; HYPOTHALAMUS NUCLEUS; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LEPTIN; MALE; NEURONS; OBESITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, ZUCKER; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, LEPTIN; RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEINS, TYPE 1;

EID: 84861853243     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00086.2012     Document Type: Article

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