How the brain regulates food intake and body weight: The role of leptin

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2001, Pages 1417-1429

  Baskin, Denis G ^a,b   Blevins, James E ^a,b   Schwartz, Michael W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Brain; Energy homeostasis; Food intake; Leptin; Neuropeptide Y; Obesity; Proopiomelanocortin; Signaling

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANOREXIA; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; EATING; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ANOREXIA; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; EATING; HUMANS; LEPTIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0006194164     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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