Uncovering novel roles of nonneuronal cells in body weight homeostasis and obesity

Endocrinology

Volumn 154, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3001-3007

  Chowen, Julie A ^a,b,c   Argente, Jesús ^a,b,c,d   Horvath, Tamas L ^e  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

^b Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas   (Spain)

^c Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; CYTOKINE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; FATTY ACID; GHRELIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 1; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 2; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINASE; GLUTAMINE; INSULIN; INSULIN RECEPTOR; LACTIC ACID; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN; MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; PYRUVIC ACID; SODIUM DERIVATIVE; TUNGSTATE SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APPETITE; ASTROCYTE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL FUNCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENCEPHALITIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; GLIA CELL; GLIOSIS; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONE RESISTANCE; HORMONE SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIPID DIET; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; METABOLIC REGULATION; MICROGLIA; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOGENESIS; TANYCYTE;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; ENERGY METABOLISM; EPENDYMA; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MICROGLIA; OBESITY;

EID: 84883205286     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 19457170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2013-1303     Document Type: Review

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