| activin adipocyte adiposity antibody appetite arcuate nucleus arginine astrocytes astroglial axon beta-endorphin body weight brain stem calcineurin caudal cDNA cell-cell central nervous system cerebellar cortex citrulline communication Cord blood corticotropin-releasing hormone cRNA cryostat cytokine cytoplasm diet dorsomedial EGF energy balance epidermal growth factor estradiol estrogen receptor fasting fat fetal food forebrain free radical Galanin gas-chromatography mass spectrometry gene expression gestational age glucose | GnRH gonadotropin-releasing hormone grains head circumference High performance liquid chromatography hippocampal formation histochemistry homeostasis hormone regulation human Growth Hormone hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis hypothalamus IGF-I immunohistochemical immunohistochemistry immunoreactivity in situ hybridization innervate innervation insulin interneurons intracellular intraperitoneal injection lemurs leptin Lipopolysaccharide medial preoptic nucleus median eminence metabolic syndrome mice microdialysis monozygotic twins morphine morphology mRNA mushroom neonatal neonates nerve neural cell body neural control neurite neuroendocrine systems neuroglial neurohormone | neuronal cells neurons neuropeptide receptor neurotransmitter neurotrophic factor nitric oxide synthase NO synthase NOS nutrition obese obesity ontogeny opioid receptor paraventricular nucleus pars perinatal pituitary gland plasma polymerase chain reaction POMC portal preoptic area preoptic region Primate progesterone proopiomelanocortin rats receptors reproduction rostral secretagogue secretion serine-threonine kinase sex signaling silver Smad2 species differences steroids synaptic transmission tacrolimus TGF-beta TGFbeta Transforming growth factor tyrosine vascular |
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