Leptin is a master regulator of energy balance and body adiposity. Additionally, leptin exerts
important control on glucose homeostasis, thermogenesis, autonomic nervous system and …

Large conductance Ca 2+-and voltage-activated K+(BK) channels are widely distributed in
the postnatal central nervous system (CNS). BK channels play a pleiotropic role in …

Leptin is a protein hormone that acts within the hypothalamus to suppress food intake and
decrease body adiposity, but it is increasingly clear that the hypothalamus is not the only site …

Loss or dysfunction of podocytes is a major cause of glomerular kidney disease. Several
genetic forms of glomerular disease are caused by mutations in genes that encode structural …

It is well documented that the hormone leptin plays a pivotal role in regulating food intake
and body weight via its hypothalamic actions. However, leptin receptors are expressed …

Leptin, a hormone produced by adipocytes, provides signals to specific regions of the
hypothalamus to control energy homeostasis. However, the past decade of research has not …

Protein kinase C (PKC) is involved in synaptic remodeling, induction of protein synthesis,
and many other processes important in learning and memory. Activation of neuronal protein …

Recent studies have implicated the hormone leptin in synaptic plasticity associated with
neuronal development and learning and memory. Indeed, leptin facilitates hippocampal …

It is well documented that leptin is a circulating hormone that plays a key role in regulating
food intake and body weight via its actions on specific hypothalamic nuclei. However, leptin …

Abstract The Big Potassium (BK) ion channel is commonly known by a variety of names
(Maxi-K, KCNMA1, slo, stretch-activated potassium channel, KCa1. 1). Each name reflects a …