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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Liu X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4041709 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Physiology & behavior 20140404
Sex differences exist in the regulation of energy homeostasis in response to calorie scarcity or excess. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is one of the anorexigenic neuropeptides regulating energy homeostasis. Expression of Bdnf mRNA in the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus (VMH) is closely associated with energy and reproductive status. We hypothesized that Bdnf expression in the VMH was differentially regulated by altered energy balance in male and female rats. Using dietary int ...[more]