Stress-induced obesity and the emotional nervous system

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 159-165

  Dallman, Mary F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CINGULATE GYRUS; COGNITION; CORTICOSTEROID RELEASE; EMOTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUNGER; INSULA; LEARNING; MEMORY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS;

ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INSULIN; NERVOUS SYSTEM; OBESITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77949331869     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2009.10.004     Document Type: Review

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