Neuroanatomical determinants of the sympathetic nerve responses evoked by leptin

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-7

  Harlan, Shannon M ^a   Rahmouni, Kamal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain nuclei; Cardiovascular regulation; Energy metabolism; Leptin; Sympathetic nerve activity

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; ALPHA INTERMEDIN; COCAINE AND AMPHETAMINE REGULATED TRANSCRIPT PEPTIDE; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 3 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; NEUROTENSIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROTEIN C FOS; STAT3 PROTEIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BODY WEIGHT; FOOD INTAKE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS NUCLEUS; LATERAL HYPOTHALAMUS; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REFRACTORY PERIOD; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SUBFORNICAL ORGAN; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VASOMOTOR REFLEX; ZONA INCERTA;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; LEPTIN; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 84873097893     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: 16191560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-012-0168-4     Document Type: Review

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