Chemical identity of hypothalamic neurons engaged by leptin in reproductive control

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 61, Issue , 2014, Pages 233-238

  Ratra, Dhirender V ^a   Elias, Carol F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

GABA; Glutamate; Kisspeptin; Melanocortin; Metabolism; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; GONADORELIN; KISSPEPTIN; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN; NITRIC OXIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GENITAL SYSTEM; GENITAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS FUNCTION; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; MOUSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TARGET CELL; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; INTERNEURON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LEPTIN; MICE; NEURONS; REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84916603593     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: 18736300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2014.05.005     Document Type: Article

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