Identification of hypothalamic neuron-derived neurotrophic factor as a novel factor modulating appetite

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 304, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Byerly, Mardi S ^a   Swanson, Roy D ^a   Semsarzadeh, Nina N ^a   McCulloh, Patrick S ^a   Kwon, Kiwook ^a   Aja, Susan ^a   Moran, Timothy H ^a   William Wong, G ^a   Blackshaw, Seth ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agouti related protein; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Melanocortin; Neural circuitry; Whole body energy balance

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; MELANOCORTIN; MESSENGER RNA; NEURON DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; RECOMBINANT BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; FOOD INTAKE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; LIPID DIET; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SECRETION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AGOUTI-RELATED PROTEIN; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; MELANOCORTIN; NEURAL CIRCUITRY; WHOLE-BODY ENERGY BALANCE;

ANIMALS; APPETITE; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DIET, HIGH-FAT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; HYPOTHALAMUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; OBESITY; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 4; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84879165521     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00368.2012     Document Type: Article

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