Determining the CNS action of anorectic gut hormones in humans using functional MRI
Understanding how the brain controls appetite offers promising inroads towards developing new therapies for obesity. Peptide YY (PYY) and glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) are anorectic hormones that are co-released post-prandially by the gut. Both have been shown to physiologically inhibit appetite a...
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Imperial College London
2013
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