Role of the liver in the metabolic control of eating: What we know - And what we do not know

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 145-153

  Langhans, Wolfgang ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Glucagon; Hepatic sensors; Insulin; Liver; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

GLUCAGON; INSULIN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER METABOLISM; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; METABOLIC REGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATIETY;

ANIMAL; EATING; GLUCAGON; INSULIN; LIVER;

EID: 0029655517     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0149-7634(95)00045-g     Document Type: Article

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