Central Leucine Sensing in the Control of Energy Homeostasis

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 81-87

  Schwartz, Gary J ^a  

^a Diabetes Research and Training Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Diabetes; Food intake; Hypothalamus; Leucine; Nutrient sensing; Obesity; Rapamycin

Indexed keywords

INSULIN RECEPTOR; LEUCINE;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; AREA POSTREMA; BRAIN REGION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; ENERGY BALANCE; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MEDIOBASAL HYPOTHALAMUS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; VAGUS NERVE DORSAL NUCLEUS;

BRAIN STEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPOTHALAMUS, MIDDLE; LEUCINE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84873276759     PISSN: 08898529     EISSN: 15584410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecl.2012.12.001     Document Type: Review

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