Science of self-preservation: how melanocortin action in the brain modulates body weight, blood pressure, and ischemic damage.

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Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

1. α-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone Attenuates Neovascularization by Inducing Nitric Oxide Deficiency via MC-Rs/PKA/NF-κB Signaling.International journal of molecular sciences · 2018
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2. Role of the brain melanocortins in blood pressure regulation.Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular basis of disease · 2017
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3. Effect of selective expression of dominant-negative PPARγ in pro-opiomelanocortin neurons on the control of energy balance.Physiological genomics · 2016
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4. Contribution of regional brain melanocortin receptor subtypes to elevated activity energy expenditure in lean, active rats.Neuroscience · 2015
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5. The brain melanocortin system, sympathetic control, and obesity hypertension.Physiology (Bethesda, Md.) · 2014
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6. Central leptin replacement enhances chemorespiratory responses in leptin-deficient mice independent of changes in body weight.Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology · 2012
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7. Development of melanoma-targeted polymer micelles by conjugation of a melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) specific ligand.Journal of medicinal chemistry · 2011
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8. Melanocortin 4 receptor activation protects against testicular ischemia-reperfusion injury by triggering the cholinergic antiinflammatory pathway.Endocrinology · 2011
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9. Melanocortins protect against multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in mice.British journal of pharmacology · 2011
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10. Obesity-induced hypertension: role of sympathetic nervous system, leptin, and melanocortins.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2010
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