Fuel utilization by hypothalamic neurons: roles for ROS

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 78-87

  Horvath, Tamas L ^a   Andrews, Zane B ^a,b   Diano, Sabrina ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; ADENYLATE KINASE; COCAINE AND AMPHETAMINE REGULATED TRANSCRIPT PEPTIDE; FATTY ACID; FUEL; MELANOCORTIN; NUCLEAR FACTOR Y; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BRAIN NERVE CELL; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUNGER; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SATIETY;

ANIMALS; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FOOD; HUMANS; HUNGER; HYPOTHALAMUS; MELANOCORTINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURONS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SATIETY RESPONSE;

EID: 63749097442     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2008.10.003     Document Type: Review

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