Synaptic plasticity in neuronal circuits regulating energy balance

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1336-1342

  Zeltser, Lori M ^a   Seeley, Randy J ^b   Tschöp, Matthias H ^c  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; ALPHA INTERMEDIN; AMPA RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BRAIN SLICE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIET RESTRICTION; ENERGY BALANCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIPID DIET; METABOLIC RATE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AGOUTI-RELATED PROTEIN; ANIMALS; BRAIN; ENERGY METABOLISM; HYPOTHALAMUS; MELANOCORTINS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84866686337     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: 15461726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nn.3219     Document Type: Review

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