Articles by author - Andreas Plagemann

Developmental programming of the hypothalamus: a matter of insulin. A comment on: Horvath, T. L., Bruning, J. C.: Developmental programming of the hypothalamus: a matter of fat. Nat. Med. (2006) 12: 52-53.

Plagemann A, Davidowa H, Harder T, Dudenhausen J.

Letter 2006; 27(1-2): 70-72 PubMed PMID: 16648802  Keywords:  Animals, Diabetes Mellitus:physiopathology, Hypothalamus:physiology, Insulin:physiology, Mice, Mice, Obese, Neuropeptide Y:physiology, Pro-Opiomelanocortin:physiology,.    Citation

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Action of prolactin, prolactin-releasing peptide and orexins on hypothalamic neurons of adult, early postnatally overfed rats.

Davidowa H, Plagemann A.

Journal Article 2005; 26(5): 453-458 PubMed PMID: 16264391  Keywords:  Animals, Animals, Newborn:physiology, Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus:cytology, Body Weight:physiology, Eating:physiology, Electrophysiology, Hypothalamic Hormones:pharmacology, Hypothalamus:cytology, In Vitro Techniques, Intracellular Signaling Peptides .    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Hypothalamic neurons of rats overweight due to early postnatal overfeeding (SL) differ from those of control rats in their res.....

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The main effect of cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) peptide on hypothalamic neuronal activity depends on the nutritional state of rats.

Davidowa H, Li Y, Plagemann A.

Journal Article 2005; 26(1): 29-34 PubMed PMID: 15726016  Keywords:  Action Potentials:drug effects, Animals, Body Weight:drug effects, Electrophysiology, Fasting:physiology, Food Deprivation:physiology, Hypothalamus:drug effects, In Vitro Techniques, Nerve Tissue Proteins:pharmacology, Neurons:drug effects, Nutritional St.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: The anorectic and catabolic action of CART is primarily mediated by the hypothalamus. The study proved the hypothesis that neu.....

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DDT in human milk and mental capacities in children at school age: an additional view on PISA 2000.

Dörner G, Plagemann A.

Journal Article 2002; 23(5-6): 427-431 PubMed PMID: 12500164  Keywords:  Adolescent, Causality, Child, DDT:adverse effects, Environmental Exposure:adverse effects, Environmental Pollutants:adverse effects, Female, Germany:epidemiology, Global Health, Humans, Insecticides:adverse effects, Intelligence Tests:statistics & numeric.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: To investigate a possible lasting impact of dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane (DDT) exposure in neonatal life on mental capacit.....

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Genetic and epigenetic effects on sexual brain organization mediated by sex hormones.

Dörner G, Götz F, Rohde W, Plagemann A, Lindner R, Peters H, Ghanaati Z.

Journal Article 2001; 22(6): 403-409 PubMed PMID: 11781536  Keywords:  Brain:enzymology, Brain Chemistry:genetics, Female, Gender Identity, Gonadal Steroid Hormones:physiology, Humans, Male, Sexual Behavior:physiology,.    Citation

: Alterations of sex hormone levels during pre- or perinatal sexual brain organization - responsible for long-term changes of gonadotropin.....

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