Neuronal circuits that regulate feeding behavior and metabolism

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 504-512

  Sohn, Jong Woo ^a   Elmquist, Joel K ^a   Williams, Kevin W ^a  

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

Author keywords

Agouti related peptide; Electrophysiology; GABA; Glutamate; Melanocortin receptor; Neuropeptide Y receptor

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; CHOLECYSTOKININ; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; GHRELIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; INSULIN RECEPTOR; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN; MELANOCORTIN 3 RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PAIRED LIKE HOMEOBOX 2B PROTEIN; PEPTIDE YY [3-36]; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 1B RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 2C AGONIST; SEROTONIN 2C RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VESICULAR INHIBITORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

AGOUTI-RELATED PEPTIDE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GABA; GLUTAMATE; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE Y RECEPTOR;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS;

EID: 84883808778     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: 1878108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2013.05.003     Document Type: Review

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