Relationship between brain serotonin and calmodulin in young, genetically obese (ob/ob) mice.

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Relationship between brain serotonin and calmodulin in young, genetically obese (ob/ob) mice.

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Jul 1992

Lin W H, Chen M D, Liao W C, Lin P Y

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The possible relationships between altered brain serotonin and calmodulin contents on the development of obesity were studied. Eight groups of mice separated by differences in phenotype, sex and age were used in this study. The brain contents of tryptophan, serotonin, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (...

Topics

Animals
Body Temperature Regulation
Brain
Calmodulin
Energy Metabolism
Female
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Obese
Obesity
Phenotype
Serotonin

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