The role of melanocortin pathways in the mesocorticolimbic system in the regulation of energy homeostasis
The increasing worldwide incidence of obesity presents a significant economic burden on healthcare resources. The recent obesity epidemic may be attributed to the increasing availability of high fat and high sugar foods in our modern environment. These foods are energy dense, and are thus processed...
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Imperial College London
2015
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.702779 |