Obesity and the neuroendocrine control of energy homeostasis: The role of spontaneous locomotor activity

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1314-1319

  Castañeda, Tamara R ^a   Jürgens, Hella ^b   Wiedmer, Petra ^b   Pfluger, Paul ^a   Diano, Sabrina ^c   Horvath, Tamas L ^c   Tang Christensen, Mads ^d   Tschöp, Matthias H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Rheoscience A/S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

AGRP; CART; Energy expenditure; Ghrelin; Leptin; NPY; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

COCAINE AND AMPHETAMINE REGULATED TRANSCRIPT PEPTIDE; GHRELIN; LEPTIN;

CALORIC INTAKE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEATH; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FAT BODY; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LIPID STORAGE; LOCOMOTION; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; PREVALENCE; SITTING;

EID: 18344387227     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.5.1314     Document Type: Conference Paper

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