Embryonic development of the hypothalamic feeding circuitry: Transcriptional, nutritional, and hormonal influences

Background: Embryonic neurogenesis and differentiation in the hypothalamic feeding circuitry is under the control of a variety of diffused morphogens and intrinsic transcription factors, leading to the unique structural and functional characteristics of each nucleus. Scope of review: The transcripti...

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Main Authors: Harry MacKay, Alfonso Abizaid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-12-01
Series:Molecular Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212877814001501