Leptin action in the midbrain: From reward to stress

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 61, Issue , 2014, Pages 256-265

  Xu, Lu ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Addiction; Dopamine neurons; Midbrain; Nutrition status

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; COCAINE AND AMPHETAMINE REGULATED TRANSCRIPT PEPTIDE; JANUS KINASE 2; STAT3 PROTEIN; SUCROSE; UROCORTIN I;

ADDICTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; EDINGER WESTPHAL NUCLEUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; LIPID STORAGE; MESENCEPHALON; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAPHE NUCLEUS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REWARD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA PARS COMPACTA; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE; DEPRESSION; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEEDING; HYPERPHAGIA; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MESENCEPHALON; RECEPTORS, LEPTIN; REWARD; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84916607458     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: 18736300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2014.06.007     Document Type: Article

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