The role of melanin-concentrating hormone and its receptors in energy homeostasis
Extensive studies in rodents with melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) have demonstrated that the neuropeptide hormone is a potent orexigen. Acutely, MCH causes an increase in food intake, while chronically it leads to increased weight gain, primarily as an increase in fat mass. Multiple knockout mic...
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013-04-01
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| Schriftenreihe: | Frontiers in Endocrinology |
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