Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor: A Role in Obesity?

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 423-426

  Duff, Emily ^a   Baile, Clifton A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ciliary neurotrophic factor; Energy balance; Neurocytokine; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CYTOKINE;

ANIMAL; APPETITE; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CYTOLOGY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLIA; HUMAN; METABOLIC REGULATION; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CYTOKINES; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; OBESITY; PERIPHERAL NERVES;

EID: 0942266055     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1301/nr.2003.dec.423-426     Document Type: Short Survey

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