Leptin Regulates Energy Balance and Motivation Through Action at Distinct Neural Circuits

BACKGROUND: Overconsumption of calorically dense foods contributes substantially to the current obesity epidemic. The adiposity hormone leptin has been identified as a potential modulator of reward-induced feeding. The current study asked whether leptin signaling within the lateral hypothalamus (LH)...

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Main Authors: Davis, Jon F., Choi, Derrick L., Schurdak, Jennifer D., Fitzgerald, Maureen F., Clegg, Debbie J., Lipton, Jack W., Figlewicz, Dianne P., Benoit, Stephen C.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3058141/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21035790
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.08.028
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