Novel developments in vagal afferent nutrient sensing and its role in energy homeostasis

Current Opinion in Pharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue , 2016, Pages 38-43

  de Lartigue, Guillaume ^a,b   Diepenbroek, Charlene ^a,b  

^a JOHN B PIERCE LABORATORY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1; GLUTAMIC ACID; LEPTIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; VANILLOID RECEPTOR 1;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY WEIGHT MANAGEMENT; CELLULAR PARAMETERS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENERGY HOMEOSTASIS; FOOD INTAKE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; LEARNING; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NODOSE GANGLION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT SENSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SATIETY; THERMOGENESIS; UPREGULATION; VAGUS NERVE; ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REWARD; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; GHRELIN; GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE 1; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; REWARD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 84984690272     PISSN: 14714892     EISSN: 14714973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2016.08.007     Document Type: Review

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