Food intake regulation during pregnancy and lactation in mice with reduced activity of the melanocortin system
Hypothalamic melanortin receptor (MCR) activation inhibits appetite. Neuropeptide Y (NPY) and Agouti Related Protein (AgRP) are coexpressed in some hypothalamic neurons and stimulate feeding, NPY via inhibition of MCR-expressing neurons, and AgRP via MCR4 antagonism. Mutation yellow at the mouse ago...
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Language: | English |
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Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
2016-05-01
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Series: | Vavilovskij Žurnal Genetiki i Selekcii |
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Online Access: | https://vavilov.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/578 |