The unfolding cannabinoid story on energy homeostasis: Central or peripheral site of action?

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 30, Issue , 2006, Pages S30-S32

  Horvath, T L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CB1; MCH; Rimonabant

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ACETYL COENZYME A CARBOXYLASE; AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; ALPHA INTERMEDIN; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DOPAMINE; ENDOCANNABINOID; FATTY ACID; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; OPIATE; OREXIN; STEROL REGULATORY ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN 1C;

BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; EATING DISORDER; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIPOGENESIS; LIVER; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; APPETITE DEPRESSANTS; APPETITE REGULATION; BRAIN; DRUG TOLERANCE; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; LIVER; OBESITY; PIPERIDINES; PYRAZOLES; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1;

AGOUTI;

EID: 33645511469     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803275     Document Type: Article

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