Roth JD, Yee DK, Kisley LR, Fluharty SJ. Modeling the pathways of energy balance using the N1E-115 murine neuroblastoma cell line.
BRAIN RESEARCH. MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH 2002;
103:146-50. [PMID:
12106700 DOI:
10.1016/s0169-328x(02)00193-6]
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Abstract
A good in vitro model within which to investigate molecular interactions between feeding relevant neuropeptide systems has been lacking. Consequently, we began using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to screen various neuronal cell lines for the presence of feeding relevant neuropeptides and receptors. N1E-115 murine neuroblastoma cells have emerged as an attractive candidate for further analysis because they contain mRNA for a variety of key systems implicated in the regulation of energy homeostasis.
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