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Evidence of hypothalamic degeneration in the anorectic anx/anx mouse.
Glia - 1 Jan 2011
Nilsson Ida A K, Thams Sebastian, Lindfors Charlotte, Bergstrand Anita, Cullheim Staffan, Hökfelt Tomas, Johansen Jeanette E
Abstract excerpt
Mice homozygous for the anorexia (anx) mutation are characterized by poor food intake and death by three to five weeks after birth. By P21 these mice display lower density of hypothalamic neuropeptides, including Agouti gene-related protein (AGRP). The AGRP/neuropeptide Y (NPY) system of the anx/...
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