From neuroanatomy to behavior: Central integration of peripheral signals regulating feeding behavior

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1350-1355

  Williams, Kevin W ^a   Elmquist, Joel K ^a  

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

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CHOLECYSTOKININ; GHRELIN; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1; INSULIN; LEPTIN; MELANOCORTIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 2; VESICULAR INHIBITORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BRAIN REGION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; METABOLIC REGULATION; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHOLECYSTOKININ; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GHRELIN; GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE 1; HUMANS; INSULIN; LEPTIN; MELANOCORTINS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84866705627     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: 15461726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nn.3217     Document Type: Review

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