The brain subfornical organ mediates leptin-induced increases in renal sympathetic activity but not its metabolic effects

Hypertension

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 737-744

  Young, Colin N ^a   Morgan, Donald A ^b   Butler, Scott D ^a   Mark, Allyn L ^b,c   Davisson, Robin L ^a,c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

central nervous system; energy homeostasis; leptin resistance; sympathetic nerve activity; thermogenesis

Indexed keywords

CRE RECOMBINASE; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR;

ADENOVIRUS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN REGION; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOOD INTAKE; GENE DELETION; KIDNEY METABOLISM; MICROINJECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBFORNICAL ORGAN; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 84874359942     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: 15244563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.111.00405     Document Type: Conference Paper

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