Hypoxemia-induced leptin secretion: A mechanism for the control of food intake in diseased fish

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 221, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 441-455

  MacDonald, Lauren E ^a   Alderman, Sarah L ^a   Kramer, Sarah ^a   Woo, Patrick T K ^a   Bernier, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anemia; Appetite; Fish disease; Leptin; Parasites

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; COCAINE AND AMPHETAMINE REGULATED TRANSCRIPT PEPTIDE; LEPTIN; LEPTIN A1; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; OXYGEN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN A2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANEMIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANOREXIA; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOBIA SALMOSITICA; DIET RESTRICTION; FOOD INTAKE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOFLAGELLATE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOXEMIA; LIVER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITEMIA; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTIST; RAINBOW TROUT; SATIETY;

ANEMIA; APPETITE; FISH DISEASE; LEPTIN; PARASITES;

AGOUTI-RELATED PROTEIN; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; EATING; FEMALE; FISH DISEASES; FISH PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HYPOTHALAMUS; KINETOPLASTIDA; LEPTIN; LIVER; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 84901647241     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/JOE-13-0615     Document Type: Article

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