Increases in melanin-concentrating hormone and MCH receptor levels in the hypothalamus of dietary-obese rats.

Elliott, Joanne C; Harrold, Joanne A; Brodin, Peter; Enquist, Kerstin; Bäckman, Assar; Byström, Mona; Lindgren, Kerstin; King, Peter; Williams, Gareth

Elliott, Joanne C; Harrold, Joanne A; Brodin, Peter; Enquist, Kerstin; Bäckman, Assar; Byström, Mona; Lindgren, Kerstin; King, Peter; Williams, Gareth.

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Elliott JC; Neuroendocrine and Obesity Biology Unit, Department of Medicine, Liverpool University, 4th Floor U.C.D., Duncan Building, Daulby Street, Liverpool, UK.

Brain Res Mol Brain Res ; 128(2): 150-9, 2004 Sep 28.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15363890

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Diet/adverse effects; Hypothalamic Hormones/metabolism; Hypothalamus/metabolism; Melanins/metabolism; Obesity/metabolism; Pituitary Hormones/metabolism; Receptors, Pituitary Hormone/metabolism; Animals; Blood Glucose; Body Mass Index; Body Weight; Hypothalamic Hormones/genetics; Insulin/blood; Leptin/blood; Male; Melanins/genetics; Obesity/chemically induced; Pituitary Hormones/genetics; RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis; Radioimmunoassay/methods; Rats; Receptors, Pituitary Hormone/genetics; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods

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Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pituitary Hormones / Receptors, Pituitary Hormone / Diet / Hypothalamic Hormones / Hypothalamus / Melanins / Obesity Language: En Journal: Brain Res Mol Brain Res Year: 2004 Type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom

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