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	Agouti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Agouti refers to a number of species of rodents, as well as a number of genes affecting coat coloration in several different animals.
		The term agouti refers to animals with banded, or brindled, fur — each individual guard hair is not one solid color but instead has "stripes" of (usually) fl, brown and white producing an animal which is not a solid color but appears speckled or brindled.
		The agouti gene is responsible for the bay coloring of horses.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Agouti (249 words)

	AllRefer.com - agouti (Vertebrate Zoology) - Encyclopedia
		Agoutis are forest dwellers; they eat fruits, leaves, roots, nuts, and sugarcane.
		Agouti is occasionally used instead of Cuniculus as the generic name of the related paca, or spotted cavy.
		Agoutis are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Rodentia, family Dasyproctidae.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/agouti.html (189 words)

	Agouti (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Agoutis are terrestrial and cursorial, which means ground dwelling and built for running with speed.
		Agoutis are strictly herbivorous and in nature live mostly on fallen fruits and nuts.
		Agoutis and the other numerous rodents in South America are the ecological equivalent of African grazing hoofed mammals such as antelope and zebras.
	www.honoluluzoo.org /agouti.htm (437 words)

	Nutrition Reviews: Agouti/melanocortin interactions with leptin pathways in obesity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Agouti antagonism of central nervous system (CNS) MCR binding inhibits the anorexic effects of leptin, whereas agouti up-regulates adipocyte leptin expression, serving to limit the magnitude of agouti-induced obesity.
		Agouti was the first obesity gene cloned,9 and in the ensuing 6 years, both central and peripheral mechanisms of agouti action have been extensively studied.
		The cloning and characterization of agouti,9 together with the demonstration that agouti modulation of pigmentation is mediated via antagonism of MC 1-R,9" have led to the hypothesis that this antagonism may serve as a paradigm to understand the metabolic effects of agouti in other tissues.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3624/is_199809/ai_n8815105 (1014 words)

	Common Agouti -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		They are related to (Stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept as a pet and widely used in research) guinea pigs and look quite similar, but their legs are elongated.
		Agoutis have five front and three hind toes; the first toe is very small.
		Agoutis may grow to be up to 60 cm in length and 4 kg in weight.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/common_agouti.htm (432 words)

	Diabetes: Agouti expression in human adipose tissue: func... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Given that agouti is expressed in human adipose tissue and that the ectopic expression of agouti in adipose tissue results in moderately obese mice, the link between agouti expression in human adipose tissue and obesity/type 2 diabetes was investigated.
		The presence of agouti, and MCRs, in human adipose tissue raises questions as to their normal function in adipose tissue and whether dysregulation of agouti in adipose tissue might be associated with an obese, insulin-resistant, or diabetic phenotype.
		Having established the presence of both agouti and MCRs in human adipose tissue, agouti expression levels were measured in patients with a wide range in BMI and in patients with type 2 diabetes.
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:111145869&... (5340 words)

	Amazon Animals mammals - agouti natural history
		Most agouti species are defined by their geographic location rather than their appearance, which makes life rather difficult for scientists.
		Agoutis thrive in a wide range of habitats, from old growth rainforest to disturbed areas and even fields, gardens and plantations.
		Around villages and towns, the agouti is a favorite prey for hunters and so may become scarce near inhabited areas.
	www.junglephotos.com /amazon/amanimals/ammammals/agoutinathist.shtml (491 words)

	Functional properties of an agouti signaling protein variant and characteristics of its cognate radioligand -- Yang et ...
		Agouti signaling protein (ASIP), the human (h) homolog of agouti, is an endogenous melanocortin peptide antagonist.
		Notably, ectopic expression of agouti in the hypothalamus of the A
		Mutations in the carboxyl terminus of the agouti protein decrease agouti inhibition of ligand binding to the melanocortin receptors.
	ajpregu.physiology.org /cgi/content/full/281/6/R1877 (4978 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Agouti
		Agouti, common name for 13 species of rodents found in forested regions from southern Mexico south to Paraguay and Brazil, and in the West Indies....
		Rain Forest: gorillas, elephants, tapirs, agoutis, wild pigs
		In 15 sq km (6 sq mi) of rain forest, as many as 100 different mammal species may be found.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Agouti.html (117 words)

	International Wildlife: The AGOUTI'S Nutty Friend - inter-dependence of the Brazil nut trees and the reclusive animals ...
		Agoutis are smaller than their relatives the piglike pacas and larger than squirrels, which they resemble.
		Agoutis are reclusive animals, and if it weren't for the strange interconnections of biology, their crucial role in the ecology of the Amazon might still be unheralded.
		To untangle the relationship between agoutis and Brazil nuts, and its consequences for the forest, Ortiz mounted a two-year study near here, rummaging the forest for Brazil nuts that agoutis had hoarded, buried and eaten.
	findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1170/is_2000_March-April/ai_59495849 (1449 words)

	Agouti Expression in Human Adipose Tissue: Functional Consequences and Increased Expression in Type 2 Diabetes -- Smith ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		agouti expression is upregulated by glucocorticoids and that
		of agouti increases adipogenesis in vitro and in vivo.
		Effects of agouti on adipocyte differentiation The preadipocytes from nontransgenic mice and BAP-agouti (BAP-a) transgenic were plated and grown to confluence in DMEM/F12 with 15% FBS.
	diabetes.diabetesjournals.org /cgi/content/full/52/12/2914 (4621 words)

	agouti on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Agouti expression in human adipose tissue: functional consequences and increased expression in type 2 diabetes.(Obesity Studies)
		Seguimiento anual de la parasitosis gastrointestinal del tepezcuintle, Agouti paca (Rodentia: Agoutidae) en cautiverio en el tropico mexicano.
		The concept of selective leptin resistance: evidence from agouti yellow obese mice.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/a1/agouti.asp (535 words)

	Down-regulation of Melanocortin Receptor Signaling Mediated by the Amino Terminus of Agouti Protein in Xenopus ...
		Agouti protein and Agrp act by antagonism of melanocortin receptors, a family of G-protein-coupled receptors responsive to
		Agouti Protein Is Present in Mouse Skin in the Full-length Form-- The similar genomic structure of Agouti and Agrp suggests evolution from a common ancestral gene, yet the sequence similarity
		A, Agouti and Agrp have similar genomic structures, but sequence similarity is confined to the cysteine-rich carboxyl-terminal region; in the same region, plectoxin XI (35) shows a nearly identical pattern of cysteine spacing.
	www.jbc.org /cgi/content/full/274/22/15837 (6515 words)

	Regulation of leptin by agouti -- CLAYCOMBE et al. 2 (3): 101 -- Physiological Genomics
		B: effects of agouti on OB mRNA: differentiated 3T3-L1 adipocytes were incubated overnight in serum-free medium then treated for 24 h with 50 nM Agouti.
		Molecular characterization of a region of DNA associated with mutations at the agouti locus in the mouse.
		Agouti protein is an antagonist of the melanocyte-stimulating-hormone receptor.
	physiolgenomics.physiology.org /cgi/content/full/2/3/101 (3272 words)

	The Role of the agouti Gene in the Yellow Obese Syndrome -- Miltenberger et al. 127 (9): 1902 -- Journal of Nutrition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The primary amino acid sequence of the agouti protein was predicted from the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA.
		caused the ubiquitous expression of the wild-type agouti gene.
		Siracusa L. Genomic organization and molecular genetics of the agouti locus in the mouse.
	nutrition.org /cgi/content/full/127/9/1902S (5257 words)

	Relationship between Human Adipose Tissue Agouti and Fatty Acid Synthase (FAS) -- Xue and Zemel 130 (10): 2478 -- ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Correlation between agouti protein and fatty acid synthase (FAS) activity (panel A) and between agouti mRNA and FAS mRNA level (panel B) in human adipose tissue.
		Galbraith D. The agouti pigment pattern of the mouse: a quantitative and experimental study.
		/- mice: ectopic expression of the agouti gene.
	www.nutrition.org /cgi/content/full/130/10/2478 (2391 words)

	Agouti regulates adipocyte transcription factors -- Mynatt and Stephens 280 (4): C954 -- AJP - Cell Physiology
		Agouti regulates adipocyte transcription factors -- Mynatt and Stephens 280 (4): C954 -- AJP - Cell Physiology
		Agouti is a secreted paracrine factor that regulates pigmentation in hair follicle melanocytes.
		agouti in humans are found in adipose tissue.
	ajpcell.physiology.org /cgi/content/abstract/280/4/C954 (294 words)

	Amazon Animals mammals - agouti photo
		The Black Agouti (Dasyprocta fuliginosa) is a smaller version of the capybara, but does not live in water.
		Five species of agoutis are known from Amazonia.
		Squirrel-like, the agouti buries the nuts and forgets about some of them.
	www.junglephotos.com /amazon/amanimals/ammammals/agouti.shtml (116 words)

	Physiological consequences of ectopic agouti gene expression: the yellow obese mouse syndrome -- WOLFF et al. 1 (3): ...
		Physiological consequences of ectopic agouti gene expression: the yellow obese mouse syndrome -- WOLFF et al.
		Ectopic overexpression of the agouti gene induced by a heterologous
		of the genomic imprinting of the mutant agouti gene.
	physiolgenomics.physiology.org /cgi/content/full/1/3/151 (5046 words)

	Interaction of Agouti protein with the melanocortin 1 receptor in vitro and in vivo -- Ollmann et al. 12 (3): 316 -- ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Interaction of Agouti protein with the melanocortin 1 receptor in vitro and in vivo -- Ollmann et al.
		Agouti protein and Agouti-related protein (Agrp) are paracrine-signaling molecules that normally regulate pigmentation and
		The melanocortin 1 receptor is the principal mediator of the effects of agouti signaling protein on mammalian melanocytes
	www.genesdev.org /cgi/content/abstract/12/3/316 (1101 words)

	Agouti Music : Indie Music Reviews, Interviews, Concert List for San Francisco (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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	www.agouti.com (661 words)

	Role of melanocortinergic neurons in feeding and the agouti obesity syndrome
		Role of melanocortinergic neurons in feeding and the agouti obesity syndrome
		DOMINANT alleles at the agouti locus (A) cause an obesity syndrome in the mouse, as a consequence of ectopic expression of the agouti peptide
		The agouti peptide is also an antagonist of the hypothalamic melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4-R) To test the hypothesis that agouti causes obesity by antagonism of hypothalamic melanocortin receptors
	www.nature.com /doifinder/10.1038/385165a0 (414 words)

	Agouti Printout- EnchantedLearning.com
		The agouti is a short-tailed, plant-eating rodent that lives in rainforests of Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.
		Agoutis have a very short tail and small, rounded ears.
		Predators: Hunters of the agouti include the jaguarundi, jaguar, ocelot, harpy eagle, large snakes, and people (who eat agouti).
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/mammals/rodent/Agoutiprintout.shtml (235 words)

	Beyond Mendelism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Two alleles of this gene are agouti, which confers a gray-brown coat color, and yellow, which confers (as you might guess) a yellow coat color.
		If an agouti mouse is crossed witha yellow mouse, half of the offspring are yellow, and half are agouti:
		Of the surviving mice, 1/3 are agouti, and 2/3 are yellow, just as observed.
	www.emunix.emich.edu /~rwinning/genetics/beyond3.htm (423 words)

	Varieties: Provisional standards - Blue Agouti (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Blue Agouti is genetically a Agouti carrying the diluting Blue factor.
		It was created by mating Agouti to Blue and the resulting Agouti mice back to a Blue or mated together.
		As an outcross either Blue or Agouti depending on the colour of the Blue Agouti mice.
	www.fortunecity.com /millenium/tulip/190/bre_var_prov2_t.html (222 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The agouti bands of the individual hairs are lengthened relative to the total hair, and there is a corresponding reduction in the number of all-fl guard hairs.
		Wide-band agouti was regarded for many years as a distinct locus, with the "wide-band" (Nb) allele dominant to the recessive wild-type "narrow band" (nb) allele.
		The locus was named for the recessive variant consistent with the practice in deer mouse genetics during the 1950s.
	stkctr.biol.sc.edu /nonagouti.htm (464 words)

	Agouti Antagonism of Melanocortin-4 Receptor: Greater Effect with Desacetyl-{alpha}-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone ...
		Agouti Antagonism of Melanocortin-4 Receptor: Greater Effect with Desacetyl-{alpha}-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone (MSH) than with {alpha}-MSH -- Mountjoy et al.
		Significant differences between the EC generated in the absence or presence of agouti protein were determined using one-way ANOVA.
		leaky, and is not significantly antagonized by agouti protein.
	endo.endojournals.org /cgi/content/full/140/5/2167 (2983 words)

	Agouti Signaling Protein Stimulates Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (Amylin) Secretion in Pancreatic {beta}-Cells -- Xue and ...
		Agouti Signaling Protein Stimulates Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (Amylin) Secretion in Pancreatic {beta}-Cells -- Xue and Zemel 226 (6): 565 -- Experimental Biology and Medicine
		Agouti Signaling Protein Stimulates Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (Amylin) Secretion in Pancreatic ß-Cells
		amylin is also elevated in agouti mutant mice.
	www.ebmonline.org /cgi/content/abstract/226/6/565 (241 words)

	AGOUTI - Online Information article about AGOUTI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Agoutis are slender-limbed rodents, with five front and three See also:
		In habits agoutis are nocturnal, dwelling in forests, where they conceal themselves during the See also:
		Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /ADA_AIZ/AGOUTI.html (372 words)

	Agouti
		The Name "Agouti": "Agouti" is from the native South American Guarani word "acuti," for the animal.
		Description: The agouti’s body is covered with a dense, soft, yellowish, brown, or sometimes white fur.
		The lair consists of various chambers and long passages, which lead directly to areas where there is an abundance of food.
	www.americazoo.com /goto/index/mammals/213.htm (209 words)

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