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Abstract
Mechanisms by which the hypothalamus senses nutritional status are important for many metabolic diseases, including obesity and diabetes. Now, report that hypothalamic neurons sense nutritional deficit through a cascade of events involving leptin, corticosterone, and glial production of thyroid hormone, leading to neuronal induction of uncoupling protein.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17189199 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2006.12.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Metab ISSN: 1550-4131 Impact factor: 27.287