Melanocortin receptor-mediated effects on obesity are distributed over specific hypothalamic regions.

de Backer, M W A; la Fleur, S E; Brans, M A D; van Rozen, A J; Luijendijk, M C M; Merkestein, M; Garner, K M; van der Zwaal, E M; Adan, R A H

de Backer, M W A; la Fleur, S E; Brans, M A D; van Rozen, A J; Luijendijk, M C M; Merkestein, M; Garner, K M; van der Zwaal, E M; Adan, R A H.

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de Backer MW; Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Utrecht University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Int J Obes (Lond) ; 35(5): 629-41, 2011 May.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20733584

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Agouti-Related Protein/metabolism; Body Weight/physiology; Energy Metabolism/physiology; Hypothalamus/metabolism; Obesity/metabolism; Receptors, Melanocortin/physiology; Animals; Cell Line; Eating/physiology; Hypothalamic Area, Lateral/metabolism; Hypothalamus/physiology; Male; Midline Thalamic Nuclei/metabolism; Nucleus Accumbens/metabolism; Obesity/physiopathology; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Receptors, Melanocortin/antagonists & inhibitors; Ventromedial Hypothalamic Nucleus/metabolism

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Body Weight / Receptors, Melanocortin / Energy Metabolism / Agouti-Related Protein / Hypothalamus / Obesity Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: Int J Obes (Lond) Journal subject: METABOLISMO Year: 2011 Type: Article Affiliation country: Netherlands

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