Loss of Atg12, but not Atg5, in pro-opiomelanocortin neurons exacerbates diet-induced obesity. [PDF]
Malhotra R +4 more
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Serotonin 2C receptors in pro-opiomelanocortin neurons regulate energy and glucose homeostasis. [PDF]
Berglund ED +9 more
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Intracerebroventricular Injection of Metformin Induces Anorexia in Rats [PDF]
BackgroundMetformin, an oral biguanide insulin-sensitizing agent, is well known to decrease appetite. Although there is evidence that metformin could affect the brain directly, the exact mechanism is not yet known.MethodsTo evaluate whether metformin ...
Chang Koo Lee +5 more
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The pituitary gland of the European eel reveals massive expression of genes involved in the melanocortin system. [PDF]
Hormones secreted from the pituitary gland regulate important processes such as development, growth and metabolism, reproduction, water balance, and body pigmentation.
Eirill Ager-Wick +10 more
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Distinct glutamatergic and GABAergic subsets of hypothalamic pro-opiomelanocortin neurons revealed by in situ hybridization in male rats and mice. [PDF]
Wittmann G, Hrabovszky E, Lechan RM.
europepmc +2 more sources
Neucleotide sequence of bullfrog pro-opiomelanocortin cDNA
F M, Pan, W C, Chang
exaly +4 more sources
The role of non-neuronal glial cells in the regulation of adipose tissue function are incompletely understood. Here the authors report that stimulation of mediobasal hypothalamic astrocytes promotes inguinal white adipose tissue lipolysis in mice ...
Dan Chen +3 more
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Differential Changes in Expression of Stress- and Metabolic-related Neuropeptides in the Rat Hypothalamus during Morphine Dependence and Withdrawal [PDF]
Chronic morphine treatment and naloxone precipitated morphine withdrawal activates stress-related brain circuit and results in significant changes in food intake, body weight gain and energy metabolism.
Ferenczi, Szilamér +6 more
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