ea0011p280 | Diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | ECE2006
Brown RE
, Imran A
, Belsham DD
, Ur E
, Wilkinson M
Adipokines such as resistin and FIAF (fasting-induced adipose factor) are predominantly, but not exclusively, expressed in adipose tissue and may modulate insulin sensitivity and lipid metabolism. We reported that resistin and fiaf mRNA, and resistin protein, are detectable in the mouse hypothalamus and pituitary gland (see eg. Wiesner et al. 2004). We are investigating the regulation of these genes in a novel hypothalamic neuronal cell line (n-1; Belsham ...