Effects of corticosterone within the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus on food intake and body weight in male rats

Effects of corticosterone within the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus on food intake and body weight in male rats

Objective: Obesity is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Few weight-reducing medications are available, and these have limited efficacy. Cushing's Syndrome (caused by elevated glucocorticoid levels) and obesity have similar metabolic features. Though circulating glucocorticoid levels are...

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Main Authors: Chioma Izzi-Engbeaya, Yue Ma, Niki W. Buckley, Risheka Ratnasabapathy, Errol Richardson, John R. Counsell, Isabel Fernandes-Freitas, Mariana Norton, Gala Farooq, Zainab Mirza, Mingzhu Cai, Sharon Cheetham, Jonathan Seckl, Kevin Murphy, Waljit S. Dhillo, James Gardiner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Molecular Metabolism
Subjects:
11βHSD1
Corticosterone
Glucocorticoids
Obesity
Food intake
Body weight
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212877820300454

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