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hypothyroid rat myocardium were analyzed using fluorescence quantitation-PCR (FQ-PCR). Materials and Methods Experimental animals All animals were obtained from the Experimental Animal Centre of the Academy of Military Medical Sciences of China. They were
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-del Castillo et al . 1991 ), we hypothesized that testosterone could participate in the regulation of EG-VEGF expression. This work was undertaken to 1) study the expression and regulation of EG-VEGF in the rat pancreas under different endocrine conditions, 2
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developing follicles, while CD59 is only localized to granulosa and theca cells of developing follicles ( Oglesby et al. 1996 ). In the rat, DAF protein was reported to be present in the endothelium of the ovary ( Spiller et al. 1999 ). DAF provides the
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( Ackerman et al. 1981 , Nelson & Bulun 2001 ). Recently, Ueyama et al. (2002) clearly demonstrated that estrogen synthetase (aromatase) is expressed in gastric parietal cells of the rat stomach. Furthermore, Campbell-Thompson et al. (2001) reported
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Introduction Ghrelin, a 28-amino acid peptide with an n -octanoyl modification, was originally discovered in human and rat stomach as an endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R; Kojima et al . 1999 ). Ghrelin is
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Introduction The Harderian gland (HG) is a large tubuloalveolar gland present in the orbit of most terrestrial vertebrates (see Chieffi et al . 1996 for review). In the rat, HG excretes large amounts of characteristic lipids, and it also produces
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hypothalamus ( Graham et al. 2003 ). These nuclei are important in controlling circadian rhythms, appetite and energy balance ( Takahashi & Zatz 1982 , Williams et al. 2001 ). In contrast, NMU expression in the rat is limited to the SCN, relatively few
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W rat islets were incubated with phanoside and the PKA-inhibitor, H89 (10 μM; Filipsson & Ahren 1998 ) or the PKC inhibitor, calphostin-C (1.5 μM; Thams & Capito 2001 ) for 60 min in KRB containing 3.3 or 16.7 mM glucose with or without phanoside
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18:00 h), and the animals had free access to water and pellet rat chow (Perfect Companion, Samutprakarn, Thailand). The rats were randomly assigned to either a sham operation (SHAM, n = 10) or chronic ANGII infusion ( n = 20). Subcutaneous