The Geometry of Leptin Action in the Brain: More Complicated Than a Simple ARC

Cell Metabolism

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-123

  Myers Jr , Martin G ^a   Münzberg, Heike ^a   Leinninger, Gina M ^a   Leshan, Rebecca L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

HUMDISEASE

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; KISSPEPTIN; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CORE TEMPERATURE; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; MESOLIMBIC DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SATIETY; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; LEPTIN; NEURONS; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; RECEPTORS, LEPTIN;

EID: 58749086043     PISSN: 15504131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2008.12.001     Document Type: Review

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