Divergent neuronal circuitries underlying acute orexigenic effects of peripheral or central Ghrelin: Critical role of brain accessibility

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 542-554

  Cabral, A ^a   Valdivia, S ^a   Fernandez, G ^a   Reynaldo, M ^a   Perello, M ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus; Dorsal vagal complex; Monosodium glutamate

Indexed keywords

APPETITE STIMULANT; FLUORESCEIN; GHRELIN; GHRELIN RECEPTOR; NEURONAL TRACT TRACER; PI G 03; PROTEIN C FOS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN NUCLEUS; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL SHAPE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSOMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; FOOD INTAKE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INDWELLING CATHETER; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; LATERAL HYPOTHALAMUS; LOW DRUG DOSE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NISSL STAINING; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; VENTRICULAR CANNULA (BRAIN); ANIMAL; BLOOD; BRAIN; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; EATING; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROINJECTION; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS OF HYPOTHALAMUS; BRAIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; GHRELIN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; MICE; MICROINJECTIONS; NEURONS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS;

EID: 84904548692     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jne.12168     Document Type: Article

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