title: Body fat and RNA content of VMH neurons in rats.
abstract: The epididymal and retroperitoneal fat content of 180-day-old male Wistar rats, coming from litters of eight pups was correlated with their RNA content in ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) and lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) neurons. A significant negative correlation was found between the RNA content in VMH neurons and epididymal and retroperitoneal fat content. The results indicate a closed relationship between the body fat content and the functional activity of VMH.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Animal Physiology Slovak Academy of Sciences, Kosice.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuchár
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mozes
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rybosová
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000818:Animals; D001823:Body Composition; D001835:Body Weight; D004822:Epididymis; D005260:Female; D007026:Hypothalamic Area, Lateral / Q000737:chemistry; D008297:Male; D009474:Neurons / Q000737:chemistry*; D009929:Organ Size; D012313:RNA / Q000032:analysis*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014697:Ventromedial Hypothalamic Nucleus / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D012313:RNA