Conditional expression of Pomc in the lepr-positive subpopulation of POMC Neurons is sufficient for normal energy homeostasis and metabolism

Endocrinology (United States)

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1292-1302

  Lam, Daniel D ^a   Attard, Courtney A ^a   Mercer, Aaron J ^a   Myers, Martin G ^a   Rubinstein, Marcelo ^a,b   Low, Malcolm J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRE RECOMBINASE; DEXFENFLURAMINE; GLUCOSE; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; OXYGEN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; SEROTONIN 2C RECEPTOR; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN; LEPTIN;

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; ENERGY HOMEOSTASIS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FUNCTIONAL DISSOCIATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; ANIMAL; GENETICS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; INSULIN; LEPTIN; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURONS; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; RECEPTORS, LEPTIN;

EID: 84926431718     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 19457170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2014-1373     Document Type: Article

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