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Noradrenergic neurons of the area postrema mediate amylin's hypophagic action.
American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology - 1 Aug 2010
Potes Catarina S, Turek Victoria F, Cole Rebecca L, Vu Calvin, Roland Barbara L, Roth Jonathan D, Riediger Thomas, Lutz Thomas A
Abstract excerpt
Circulating amylin inhibits food intake via activation of the area postrema (AP). The aim of this study was to identify the neurochemical phenotype of the neurons mediating amylin's hypophagic action by immunohistochemical and feeding studies in rats. Expression of c-Fos protein was used as a marker for neuronal activation and dopamine-beta-hydroxylase (DBH), the enzyme-catalyzing noradrenaline synthesis, as a...
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