Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
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Description: This cluster of papers explores the neuroendocrine regulation of appetite and body weight, focusing on the roles of leptin, ghrelin, and insulin in modulating food intake and energy balance. It delves... more
Related topics (siblings) Circadian rhythm and melatonin, Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
Subfield (parent): Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Works count: 57,990
Citations count: 2,182,000
Ghrelin is a growth-hormone-releasing acylated peptide from stomach
1999 · Masayasu Kojima, Hiroshi Hosoda, et al. · Nature
Central nervous system control of food intake
2000 · Michael W. Schwartz, Stephen C. Woods, et al. · Nature
Serum Immunoreactive-Leptin Concentrations in Normal-Weight and Obese Humans
1996 · Robert V. Considine, Madhur K. Sinha, et al. · New England Journal of Medicine