The role of transcriptional regulators in central control of appetite and body weight

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 160-166

  Coppari, Roberto ^a   Ramadori, Giorgio ^b   Elmquist, Joel K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Body weight homeostasis; Feeding; Melanocortin system; Obesity; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; ALPHA INTERMEDIN; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 4ALPHA; MELANOCORTIN; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA COACTIVATOR 1ALPHA; SIRTUIN 1; STAT3 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FKHR;

APPETITE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FOOD INTAKE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

APPETITE; BODY WEIGHT; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SIRTUINS; STAT3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 60749130864     PISSN: 17458366     EISSN: 17458374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet1070     Document Type: Review

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