Interruption of Ghrelin Signaling in the PVN Increases High-Fat Diet Intake and Body Weight in Stressed & Non-Stressed C57BL6J Male Mice

Interruption of Ghrelin Signaling in the PVN Increases High-Fat Diet Intake and Body Weight in Stressed & Non-Stressed C57BL6J Male Mice

Chronic social stress has been associated with increased caloric intake and adiposity. These effects have been linked to stress induced changes in the secretion of ghrelin, a hormone that targets a number of brain regions to increase food intake and energy expenditure and promote increased body fat...

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Main Authors: Zachary Robert Patterson, Tamara Joelle Parno, Albert McAnsah Isaacs, Alfonso eAbizaid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
Body Weight
Ghrelin
Hypothalamus
Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus
stress
food intake
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2013.00167/full

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