Role of ventromedial hypothalamus on energy homeostasis in albino rats: Effect of gender

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 107-116

  Dev, Sebanti ^a   Pal, Pravati ^a   Pal, G K ^a   Ananthanarayanan, P H ^a   Lalitha, V ^a   Gaur, Archana ^a   Adithan, C ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Body weight; Food intake; Glucose insulin ratio; Lipid profile; Thyroid profile; Ventromedial hypothalamus; Wistar rats

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN DAMAGE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENERGY HOMEOSTASIS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPERPHAGIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN; ZONA INCERTA;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VENTROMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 84865362678     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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