Recent evidence and potential mechanisms underlying weight gain and insulin resistance due to atypical antipsychotics
Objective: Atypical antipsychotics (AAPs) promote obesity and insulin resistance. In this regard, the main objective of this study was to present potential mechanisms and evidence concerning side effects of atypical antipsychotics in humans and rodents. Method: A systematic review of the literatur...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)
2013-09-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462013000300295&lng=en&tlng=en |