Defective regulation of POMC precedes hypothalamic inflammation in diet-induced obesity
Obesity is the result of a long-term positive energy balance in which caloric intake overrides energy expenditure. This anabolic state results from the defective activity of hypothalamic neurons involved in the sensing and response to adiposity. However, it is currently unknown what the earliest obe...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4931679/ |