Pathophysiology and clinical characteristics of hypothalamic obesity in children and adolescents
The hypothalamus plays a key role in the regulation of body weight by balancing the intake of food, energy expenditure, and body fat stores, as evidenced by the fact that most monogenic syndromes of morbid obesity result from mutations in genes expressed in the hypothalamus. Hypothalamic obesity is...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology
2013-12-01
|
| Series: | Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://e-apem.org/upload/pdf/apem-18-161.pdf |