Overview of animal models of obesity

Current Protocols in Pharmacology

Volumn , Issue SUPPL.58, 2012, Pages

  Lutz, Thomas A ^a   Woods, Stephen C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Genetic engineering; Hyperglycemia; Leptin; Monogenic models; Polygenic models; Surgical model

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE 1; AGOUTI PROTEIN; AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; BETA 3 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BOMBESIN RECEPTOR; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE H; CHOLECYSTOKININ; CHOLECYSTOKININ A RECEPTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 4; INSULIN; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 3 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE Y1 RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE Y2 RECEPTOR; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; STAT3 PROTEIN;

ABLATION THERAPY; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL MODEL; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CELL POPULATION; DNA MODIFICATION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FOOD INTAKE; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERPHAGIA; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; INSULIN BINDING; INSULIN RESISTANCE; KOLETSKY RAT; LIPID DIET; LIPODYSTROPHY; MACACA; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OTSUKA LONG EVANS TOKUSHIMA FATTY RAT; OVARIECTOMY; OVERNUTRITION; PHODOPUS; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SATIETY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; WISTAR KYOTO RAT; ZUCKER DIABETIC FATTY RAT; ZUCKER RAT; ANIMAL; DIET; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; GENETICS; HAMSTER; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MOUSE; MUTATION; RAT; REVIEW; SEASON; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; TRANSGENIC RAT;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; CRICETINAE; DIET; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LEPTIN; LIPODYSTROPHY; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; METABOLIC DISEASES; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MUTATION; OBESITY; OVARIECTOMY; PHODOPUS; RATS; RATS, TRANSGENIC; RECEPTORS, LEPTIN; SEASONS;

EID: 84868095524     PISSN: 19348282     EISSN: 19348290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/0471141755.ph0561s58     Document Type: Article

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