Food intake regulation during pregnancy and lactation in mice with reduced activity of the melanocortin system

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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Main Authors: E. N. Makarova, I. V. Romanova, N. M. Bazhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2016-05-01
Series:Vavilovskij Žurnal Genetiki i Selekcii
Subjects:
ау mice
food intake
pregnancy
lactation
melanocortin receptors
npy
agrp
Online Access:https://vavilov.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/578

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