Neuronal Regulation of Energy Homeostasis: Beyond the Hypothalamus and Feeding

Cell Metabolism

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 962-970

  Waterson, Michael J ^a   Horvath, Tamas L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANOCORTIN; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN STEM; ENERGY BALANCE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; REWARD; RHOMBENCEPHALON; VAGUS NERVE; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CALORIC INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; PITUITARY GLAND; RECEPTORS, MELANOCORTIN;

EID: 84951052784     PISSN: 15504131     EISSN: 19327420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2015.09.026     Document Type: Review

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