Hypothalamic and brainstem neuronal circuits controlling homeostatic energy balance

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 220, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Schneeberger, Marc ^a,b,c   Gomis, Ramon ^a,b,c   Claret, Marc ^a,c  

^a INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

CNS; Ghrelin; Leptin; Neuroendocrinology; Obesity

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; LEPTIN; NEUROPEPTIDE;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BRAIN STEM; DORSOMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENERGY BALANCE; EPIGENETICS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS NUCLEUS; LATERAL HYPOTHALAMUS; MACROGLIA; MICROGLIA; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OPTOGENETICS; PARAVENTRICULAR THALAMIC NUCLEUS; PHARMACOGENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

CNS; GHRELIN; LEPTIN; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; OBESITY;

ANIMALS; APPETITE REGULATION; BRAIN STEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONES; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MICE; NEURAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 84893137029     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/JOE-13-0398     Document Type: Review

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