Neuromedin U Partly Mimics Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone and Triggers Wnt/β-Catenin Signalling in the Photoperiodic Response of F344 Rats

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1264-1272

  Helfer, G ^a   Ross, A W ^a   Morgan, P J ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

F344 rat; Hypothalamus; Neuromedin U; Photoperiod; Thyroid stimulating hormone; Wnt signalling

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; HORMONE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROMEDIN U; NEUROMEDIN U RECEPTOR; OXIDOREDUCTASE; THYROTROPIN; TYPE III DEIODINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT PROTEIN; NEUROPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; DIO2 GENE; ENERGY BALANCE; EPENDYMA; FISCHER 344 RAT; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE ACTION; HYPOPHYSIS PARS TUBERALIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THERMOREGULATION; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; MALE; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NEUROPEPTIDES; PHOTOPERIOD; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THYROTROPIN; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 84888253925     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jne.12116     Document Type: Article

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