Growing Up POMC: Pro-opiomelanocortin in the Developing Brain
Neurons in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus (ARH) play a central role in the regulation of body weight and energy homeostasis. ARH neurons directly sense nutrient and hormonal signals of energy availability from the periphery and relay this information to secondary nuclei targets, where signa...
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2011
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.7916/D80G3S3V |