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Altered NPY and AgRP in membrane type-1 matrix metalloproteinase-deficient mice.
Neuroreport - 1 Mar 2004
Byrne Leah C, Zhou Zhongjun, Tryggvason Karl, Hökfelt Tomas, Fetissov Sergueï O
Abstract excerpt
Membrane-type-1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP) knockout (KO) mice fail to gain weight and die 3-4 weeks after birth. To understand the wasting phenotype in MT1-MMP-KO mice we studied the expression of some hypothalamic neuropeptides involved in control of appetite and body weight. In MT1-MMP-KO mice, neuronal perikarya in the arcuate nucleus displayed accumulations of NPY and agouti-related protein (AgRP)...
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