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SUBMITTER: Shrestha YB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2700781 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shrestha Yogendra B YB Wickwire Kathie K Giraudo Silvia S
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Central and peripheral injections of fghrelin potently stimulates food intake via its receptor, GHSR1a expressed in the brain. In this study, we explored the role of GHSR1a in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) by reducing their gene expression using the RNA interference (RNAi). pSUPER plasmids inserted with sh (short hairpin)-GHSR1a were injected into the PVN to reduce its expression. The transfected rats were monitored daily for their food intake and body weight throughout t ...[more]