Brain glucose sensing and body energy homeostasis: Role in obesity and diabetes

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 276, Issue 5 45-5, 1999, Pages

  Levin, Barry E ^a,b   Dunn Meynell, Ambrose A ^a,b   Routh, Vanessa H ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus; ATP sensitive K+ channel; Autonomic nervous system; Diet induced obesity; Food intake; Hypoglycemia; Insulin; Neuropeptide Y; Parasympathetic nervous system; Paraventricular hypothalamus; Sulfonylureas; Sympathetic nervous system; Ventromedial hypothalamus

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; GLUCOSE BRAIN LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW;

EID: 0032967165     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1999.276.5.r1223     Document Type: Review

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