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Brain Somatic Cross-Talk and the Central Control of Metabolism /

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In mammals, a robust physiologic system acts to maintain relative constancy of weight. A key element of this system is leptin. The nature of this "brain-somatic" cross talk is as yet poorly understood, but it is likely to have important implications for the pathophysiology and treatment of...

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Main Author: Kordon, Claude
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Robinson, Iain, Hanoune, Jacques, Dantzer, Robert, Christen, Yves
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2003.
Series:Research and perspectives in endocrine interactions.
Subjects:
Leptin > Physiological effect.
Metabolism > Regulation.
Neuroendocrinology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In mammals, a robust physiologic system acts to maintain relative constancy of weight. A key element of this system is leptin. The nature of this "brain-somatic" cross talk is as yet poorly understood, but it is likely to have important implications for the pathophysiology and treatment of obesity, diabetes and other metabolic disorders.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XVI, 197 pages 50 illustrations, 11 illustrations in color.)
ISBN:9783642189999 (electronic bk.)
3642189997 (electronic bk.)