Nihal Tümer, PhD, publishes two articles in beginning of 2017

Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics Professor Nihal Tümer, PhD, has co-authored two publications so far in 2017. Check the links below to read the abstracts for these research articles. Keep checking our front page to see more recent publications from department faculty.

Activation of the central melanocortin system chronically reduces body mass without the necessity of long-term caloric restriction.
Côté I, Sakarya Y, Kirichenko N, Morgan D, Carter CS, Tümer N, Scarpace PJ.
Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 2017 Feb;95(2):206-214. doi: 10.1139/cjpp-2016-0290.
PMID: 28051332

Intracerebroventricular tempol administration in older rats reduces oxidative stress in the hypothalamus  but does not change STAT3 signalling or SIRT1/AMPK pathway.
Toklu HZ, Scarpace PJ, Sakarya Y, Kirichenko N, Matheny M, Bruce EB, Carter CS, Morgan D, Tümer N.
Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2017 Jan;42(1):59-67. doi: 10.1139/apnm-2016-0067.
PMID: 28006433