Embryonic development of the hypothalamic feeding circuitry: Transcriptional, nutritional, and hormonal influences

Molecular Metabolism

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 813-822

  MacKay, Harry ^a   Abizaid, Alfonso ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basic helix loop helix; Developmental origins of health and disease; Hypothalamic neurogenesis; Leptin

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GESTATION PERIOD; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMIC FEEDING CIRCUITRY; HYPOTHALAMUS; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLIC DISORDER; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 84919486482     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22128778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2014.09.004     Document Type: Review

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