Ion Channels in Obesity: Pathophysiology and Potential Therapeutic Targets

Obesity is a multifactorial disease related to metabolic disorders and associated with genetic determinants. Currently, ion channels activity has been linked to many of these disorders, in addition to the central regulation of food intake, energetic balance, hormone release and response, as well as...

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Main Authors: LUIZ HENRIQUE CÉSAR VASCONCELOS, IARA LEÃO LUNA DE SOUZA, LILIAN SOUSA PINHEIRO, BAGNÓLIA ARAÚJO DA SILVA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2016.00058/full