Glutamate and GABA in appetite regulation

Appetite is regulated by a coordinated interplay between gut, adipose tissue and brain. A primary site for the regulation of appetite is the hypothalamus where interaction between orexigenic neurons, expressing Neuropeptide Y/Agouti-related protein, and anorexigenic neurons, expressing Pro-opiomelan...

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Main Author: Teresa Cardoso Delgado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2013.00103/full