Oestradiol and Diet Modulate Energy Homeostasis and Hypothalamic Neurogenesis in the Adult Female Mouse

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 805-816

  Bless, E P ^a   Reddy, T ^a   Acharya, K D ^a   Beltz, B S ^a   Tetel, M J ^a  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

leptin; obesity; oestrogen; pSTAT3

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; ESTRADIOL; LEPTIN; OIL; STAT3 PROTEIN;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSOMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMUS; ENERGY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LIPID DIET; MOUSE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; UPREGULATION; WEIGHT GAIN; ZONA INCERTA;

EID: 85007140060     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jne.12206     Document Type: Article

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