Open AccessExpression of gastrointestinal nesfatin-1 and gastric emptying in ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus- and ventrolateral hypothalamic nucleus-lesioned rats
Author(s) -
Ziqiang Tian,
Run-Jun Deng,
Gaofeng Sun,
Liang-zhou Wei,
Xinjuan Kong,
Xiaobo Ding,
Jie Xue,
Cuiping Zhang,
Yubin Ge
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6897
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , gastric emptying , stomach , duodenum , small intestine , hypothalamus , biology
To determine the expression levels of gastrointestinal nesfatin-1 in ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus (VMH)-lesioned (obese) and ventrolateral hypothalamic nucleus (VLH)-lesioned (lean) rats that exhibit an imbalance in their energy metabolism and gastric mobility.