A possible link between BDNF and mTOR in control of food intake

Food intake is intricately regulated by glucose, amino acids, hormones, neuropeptides, and trophic factors through a neural circuit in the hypothalamus. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), the most prominent neurotrophic factor in the brain, regulates differentiation, maturation, and synaptic...

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Main Authors: Takei, Nobuyuki, Furukawa, Kazuo, Hanyu, Osamu, Sone, Hirohito, Nawa, Hiroyuki
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4174734/