Hypothalamic substrates of metabolic imprinting

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-89

  Simerly, Richard B ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus; Development; Glucose metabolism; Leptin; Obesity; Paraventricular nucleus

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE TRACT; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 41849093671     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.11.023     Document Type: Article

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