Decrease in brain POMC mRNA expression and onset of obesity in guinea pigs exposed to 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide, a mustard analogue.

Das SK, Chatterjee D, Mukherjee S, Grimes A, Shen Y, Smith M, Ghosh S. Decrease in brain POMC mRNA expression and onset of obesity in guinea pigs exposed to 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide, a mustard analogue. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2006 Jan 06; 339(1):55-8.

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subject areas

Animals
Body Weight
Brain
Chemical Warfare Agents
Down-Regulation
Guinea Pigs
Male
Mustard Gas
Obesity
Pro-Opiomelanocortin
RNA, Messenger

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Shyamali Mukherjee
Salil Das

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