Direct leptin action on POMC neurons regulates glucose homeostasis and hepatic insulin sensitivity in mice

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1000-1009

  Berglund, Eric D ^a   Vianna, Claudia R ^a   Donato, Jose ^a   Kim, Mi Hwa ^a   Chuang, Jen Chieh ^a   Lee, Charlotte E ^a   Lauzon, Danielle A ^a   Lin, Peagan ^a   Brule, Laura J ^a   Scott, Michael M ^a   Coppari, Roberto ^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; LEPTIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCAGON BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONE ACTION; HYPERGLUCAGONEMIA; HYPOTHALAMUS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 84863267488     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: 15588238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI59816     Document Type: Article

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