The Role of Glial Cells in Regulating Feeding Behavior: Potential Relevance to Anorexia Nervosa
Eating behavior is controlled by hypothalamic circuits in which agouti-related peptide-expressing neurons when activated in the arcuate nucleus, promote food intake while pro-opiomelanocortin-producing neurons promote satiety. The respective neurotransmitters signal to other parts of the hypothalamu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/1/186 |