| Literature DB >> 16932320 |
Andreas Schäffler1, Jürgen Schölmerich, Christa Buechler.
Abstract
Since adipocytes express specific receptors for pituitary hormones and hypothalamic releasing factors, adipose tissue has to be regarded as a fast-acting endocrine gland under the control of the brain. Expanding on this suggestion, the existence and clinical impact of a hypothalamic-pituitary-adipose axis is reviewed. The term 'adipotropins' is introduced in order to describe pituitary and hypothalamic hormones or releasing factors that directly target adipocytes by their specific receptors.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16932320 DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet0197
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab ISSN: 1745-8366