Decoding obesity in the brainstem

Elife. 2016 May 9:5:e16393. doi: 10.7554/eLife.16393.

Abstract

Neurons in the brainstem are the input for a neural circuit that integrates nutrient signals to control feeding behavior.

Keywords: feeding behavior; mouse; neuornal circuits; neuropeptides; neuroscience.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Appetite*
  • Brain Stem
  • Cholecystokinin*
  • Feeding Behavior
  • Humans
  • Hypothalamus
  • Obesity
  • Solitary Nucleus

Substances

  • Cholecystokinin