Nutritional regulation of central fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) expression, and its association with the central melanocortin signaling in the regulation of energy homeostasis

The central nervous system (CNS) melanocortin signaling pathway plays a critical role in the regulation of metabolism. However, the regulatory effects of CNS melanocortin signaling on hepatic lipid metabolism and fatty liver disease have not been well established. Although the activity of the CNS...

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Main Author: Poritsanos, Nicole Joanna
Other Authors: Mizuno, Tooru (Physiology)
Language:en_US
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Fto
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/4294