Melanocortin signaling in the brainstem influences vagal outflow to the stomach

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 33, 2013, Pages 13286-13299

  Richardson, Janell ^a   Cruz, Maureen T ^a   Majumdar, Usnish ^a   Lewin, Amanda ^a   Kingsbury, Kathryn A ^a   Dezfuli, Ghazaul ^a   Vicini, Stefano ^a   Verbalis, Joseph G ^a   Dretchen, Kenneth L ^a   Gillis, Richard A ^a   Sahibzada, Niaz ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; CALCIUM; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; N ACETYL ALPHA INTERMEDIN [4-10] CYCLO [4 NORLEUCINE 5 ASPARTIC ACID 7 [3 (2 NAPHTHYL) ALANINE] 10 LYSINAMIDE]; N ACETYL ALPHA INTERMEDIN[4-10]CYCLO[4 NORLEUCINE 5 ASPARTIC ACID 7 [3 (2 NAPHTHYL)ALANINE] 10 LYSINAMIDE]; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOOD INTAKE; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; STOMACH FUNCTION; STOMACH MOTILITY; VAGOTOMY; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ALPHA-MSH; ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 4; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STOMACH; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 84881501885     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0780-13.2013     Document Type: Article

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