Maria J. Barnes

HF diets increase hypothalamic PTP1B and induce leptin resistance through both leptin-dependent and -independent mechanisms

Christy L. White, Amy Whittington, Maria J. Barnes et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism · 2008 · 142 citations · Full text

Hypothalamic Circuits, Gastrointestinal Peptide Hormone, Obesity +20

A modulator of rho family G proteins, rhoGDI, binds these G proteins via an immunoglobulin-like domain and a flexible N-terminal arm

N.H. Keep, Maria J. Barnes, Igor Barsukov et al. · Structure · 1997 · 116 citations · Full text

Protein Function, Molecular Physiology, Signal Transduction +12

High fat feeding is associated with increased blood pressure, sympathetic nerve activity and hypothalamic mu opioid receptors

Maria J. Barnes, Karen Lapanowski, Alexandria Conley et al. · Brain Research Bulletin · 2003 · 85 citations

Obesity, Appetite, Hypertension +12

Leptin receptor mRNA in rat brain astrocytes

Hung Hsuchou, Weihong Pan, Maria J. Barnes et al. · Peptides · 2009 · 72 citations · Full text

Molecular Physiology, Leptin Receptor Mrna, Hypothalamic Peptide +5

Increased expression of mu opioid receptors in animals susceptible to diet-induced obesity

Maria J. Barnes, Gregory M. Holmes, Stefany D. Primeaux et al. · Peptides · 2006 · 70 citations

Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Diet-induced Obesity +8