Role of homeobox genes in the hypothalamic development and energy balance

Frontiers in Bioscience

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 740-747

  Kaji, Takao ^a   Nonogaki, Katsunori ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

AgRP; Body weight; Bsx; Food intake; Homeobox gene; Hypothalamus; NPY; Otp; POMC; Review; TTF 1

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; AGRP PROTEIN, MOUSE; BSX PROTEIN, MOUSE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; GHRELIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; LEPTIN; NERVE PROTEIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; OTP PROTEIN, MOUSE; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; THYROID NUCLEAR FACTOR 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TTF1 PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ANIMAL; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENETICS; HOMEOBOX; HYPOTHALAMUS; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

AGOUTI-RELATED PROTEIN; ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GHRELIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LEPTIN; MICE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878803471     PISSN: 27686701     EISSN: 27686698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/4136     Document Type: Article

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