Arcuate AgRP neurons and the regulation of energy balance

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 3, Issue DEC, 2012, Pages

  Cansell, Céline ^a   Denis, Raphaël G P ^a   Joly Amado, Aurélie ^a   Castel, Julien ^a,b   Luquet, Serge ^a,b  

^a Groupe Hospitalier Pitié Salpêtrière   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Agouti related protein; Dopamine; Feeding behavior; GABA; Metabolism; Neuropeptide Y; Obesity; Reward

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874391991     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2012.00169     Document Type: Short Survey

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