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Selective reduction in body fat mass and plasma leptin induced by angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition in rats by Mathai, M.L, Naik, S, Sinclair, A.J, Weisinger, H.S, Weisinger, R.S

“…Objective: There is emerging evidence that angiotensin stimulates adipocyte differentiation and lipogenesis. This study tested the hypothesis that inhibition…”
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition reverses diet-induced obesity, insulin resistance and inflammation in C57BL 6J mice by Premaratna, S D, Manickam, E, Begg, D P, Rayment, D J, Hafandi, A, Jois, M, Cameron-Smith, D, Weisinger, R S

“…Aim: Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition can reduce the body weight of mice maintained on a high-fat diet. The current study examined the effect of…”
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Physiological and pathophysiological influences on thirst by McKinley, M.J., Cairns, M.J., Denton, D.A., Egan, G., Mathai, M.L., Uschakov, A., Wade, J.D., Weisinger, R.S., Oldfield, B.J.

“…Thirst motivates animals to seek fluid and drink it. It is regulated by the central nervous system and arises from neural and chemical signals from the…”
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Circulating Relaxin Acts on Subfornical Organ Neurons to Stimulate Water Drinking in the Rat by Sunn, N., Egli, M., Burazin, T. C. D., Burns, P., Colvill, L., Davern, P., Denton, D. A., Oldfield, B. J., Weisinger, R. S., Rauch, M., Schmid, H. A., McKinley, M. J.

“…Relaxin, a peptide hormone secreted by the corpus luteum during pregnancy, exerts actions on reproductive tissues such as the pubic symphysis, uterus, and…”
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Hypothalamic Integration of Body Fluid Regulation by Denton, D. A., McKinley, M. J., Weisinger, R. S.

“…The progression of animal life from the paleozoic ocean to rivers and diverse econiches on the planet's surface, as well as the subsequent reinvasion of the…”
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The role of adrenal or testicular hormones in voluntary ethanol and NaCl intake of crowded and individually housed rats by Begg, D.P, Weisinger, R.S

“…Abstract The effect of adrenalectomy or castration on the ingestive behaviour of 10% ethanol, 0.5 M NaCl, water, and food was investigated in 2 models of…”
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Sodium appetite in adult rats following ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid deficiency in early development by Weisinger, R.S., Armitage, J.A., Chen, N., Begg, D.P., Mathai, M.L., Jayasooriya, A.P., Sinclair, A.J., Weisinger, H.S.

“…We examined the effect of ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) deficiency during development on sodium appetite. Being raised on an ω-3 PUFA deficient diet…”
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Leptin reduces food intake but does not alter weight regain following food deprivation in the rat by Velkoska, E, Morris, M.J, Burns, P, Weisinger, R.S

“…OBJECTIVE: When animals are allowed free access to food following an extended period of food restriction, body weight is steadily restored to the pre-food…”
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Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation reduces hypertension in TGR(mRen-2)27 rats by Jayasooriya, A.P, Begg, D.P, Chen, N, Mathai, M.L, Sinclair, A.J, Wilkinson-Berka, J, Wark, J.D, Weisinger, H.S, Weisinger, R.S

“…Abstract To establish the effect of dietary ω -3 PUFA on angiotensin II (ANG II)-mediated hypertension, male TGR (mRen-2)27 (Ren-2) rats (animals with high ANG…”
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Failure of conjugated linoleic acid supplementation to enhance biosynthesis of docosahexaenoic acid from α -linolenic acid in healthy human volunteers by Attar-Bashi, N.M, Weisinger, R.S, Begg, D.P, Li, D, Sinclair, A.J

“…Abstract A rate-limiting step in docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) formation from α -linolenic acid (ALA) involves peroxisomal oxidation of 24:6n-3 to DHA. The aim of…”
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Cardiovascular Effects of Long-Term Central and Peripheral Administration of Urocortin, Corticotropin-Releasing Factor, and Adrenocorticotropin in Sheep by Weisinger, R. S, Blair-West, J. R, Burns, P, Denton, D. A, Purcell, B, Vale, W, Rivier, J, Weisinger, H. S, May, C. N

“…The neuroendocrine hormones ACTH and corticotropin- releasing factor (CRF), which are involved in the stress response, have acute effects on arterial pressure…”
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Endocrine and ingestive behavioral responses to fluid deprivation in sheep chronically exposed to ethanol by Weisinger, R.S, Begg, D.P, Denton, D.A, Findlay, A.L.R, Kennedy, G.A, Purcell, B, Walker, L.L, Blair-West, J.R

“…Abstract Endocrine responses to fluid deprivation/restoration and preference for ethanol solution vs. water were assessed in sheep maintained for 5 months on a…”
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Synergy between angiotensin and aldosterone in evoking sodium appetite in baboons by Shade, R E, Blair-West, J R, Carey, K D, Madden, L J, Weisinger, R S, Denton, D A

“…The synergy between ANG II and aldosterone (Aldo) in the induction of salt appetite, extensively studied in rats, has been tested in baboons. ANG II was…”
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Ingestive responses to administration of stress hormones in baboons by Shade, R E, Blair-West, J R, Carey, K D, Madden, L J, Weisinger, R S, Rivier, J E, Vale, W W, Denton, D A

“…Experimental stress and the administration of the stress hormone ACTH have been reported to stimulate sodium appetite in many nonprimate species. Experiments…”
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Possible contribution of brain angiotensin III to ingestive behaviors in baboons by Blair-West, J R, Carey, K D, Denton, D A, Madden, L J, Weisinger, R S, Shade, R E

“…Recent experiments with specific aminopeptidase inhibitors in rats have strengthened earlier proposals that ANG III may be an important regulatory peptide in…”
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Intravenous hypertonic saline induces Fos immunoreactivity in neurons throughout the lamina terminalis by Oldfield, B J, Bicknell, R J, McAllen, R M, Weisinger, R S, McKinley, M J

“…Expression of Fos, the protein product of c-fos, was studied immunohistochemically in the forebrain of rats infused intravenously with hypertonic solutions…”
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The Inhibitory Effect of Hormones Associated with Stress on Na Appetite of Sheep by Weisinger, R. S., Blair-West, J. R., Burns, P., Denton, D. A., McKinley, M. J., Purcell, B., Vale, W., Rivier, J., Sunagawa, K.

“…Stress is a large stimulus of Na appetite in rabbits, rats, and mice. This study investigated the influence of some peptides implicated in stress, i.e.,…”
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Relaxin alters the plasma osmolality-arginine vasopressin relationship in the rat by Weisinger, R S, Burns, P, Eddie, L W, Wintour, E M

“…During pregnancy, in women and the rat, there is a resetting of the plasma osmolality-arginine vasopressin relationship (P(osmol)/PAVP) such that a decrease in…”
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Effect of adrenocorticotrophic hormone on sodium appetite in mice by Denton, D A, Blair-West, J R, McBurnie, M I, Miller, J A, Weisinger, R S, Williams, R M

“…A main vector of the effects of stress is secretion of corticotrophin releasing factor (CRF), adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH), and adrenal steroids. Systemic…”
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1-Sarcosine–angiotensin II infusion effects on food intake, weight loss, energy expenditure, and skeletal muscle UCP3 gene expression in a rat model by Cichello, S. A., Weisinger, R. S., Schuijers, J., Jois, M.

“…Background There are a myriad of proteins responsible for modulation of expenditure of energy. Angiotensin II (Ang II) is a vital component of…”
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