Appetite control and regulation of food intake: A review of proposed mechanisms

Nutritional Therapy and Metabolism

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 58-68

  Zhu, Yong ^a   Hollis, James H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appetite; Body weight; Energy homeostasis; Food intake

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879565199     PISSN: 18286232     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/NTM.2013.11122     Document Type: Review

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