Serotonin as a new therapeutic target for diabetes mellitus and obesity

Diabetes and Metabolism Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 89-98

  Oh, Chang Myung ^a   Park, Sangkyu ^b   Kim, Hail ^c  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Catholic Kwandong University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Obesity; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

AMITIFADINE; ANTIOBESITY AGENT; ATHX 105; BVT 74316; FENFLURAMINE; LORCASERIN; PHENTERMINE; PRX 07034; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; SIBUTRAMINE; TESOFENSINE; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOOD INTAKE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMAN; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVIEW; SEROTONIN METABOLISM; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; THERMOGENESIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84964789006     PISSN: 22336079     EISSN: 22336087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4093/dmj.2016.40.2.89     Document Type: Review

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