Estrogen, astrocytes and the neuroendocrine control of metabolism

Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 331-338

  Fuente Martin, E ^a   Garcia Caceres, C ^a   Morselli, E ^b   Clegg, D J ^b   Chowen, J A ^c,d   Finan, B ^a   Brinton, R D ^e   Tschop M H ^a,f  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Estrogens; Leptin; Obesity; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GLIA CELL; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPID STORAGE; METABOLIC REGULATION; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; ESTROGENS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; METABOLISM; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; OBESITY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84888205584     PISSN: 13899155     EISSN: 15732606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11154-013-9263-7     Document Type: Article

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