Roles of xenin in the regulation of energy balance: central nervous system control of food intake and body weight by xenin

Xenin, a gastrointestinal peptide, is structurally similar to neurotensin which functions as a satiety factor via neurotensin receptor 1 (Ntsr1). Metabolic effect of the adipocyte hormone leptin is partially mediated through the Ntsr1 and interleukin 1 type I receptor (IL-1RI) in the central nervou...

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Main Author: Kim, Eun Ran
Other Authors: Mizuno, Tooru (Physiology)
Published: Elsevier 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/5006