| Literature DB >> 24269736 |
A W Smith1, O K Rønnekleiv2, M J Kelly3.
Abstract
Two populations of cells within the hypothalamus exert opposite actions on food intake: proopiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons decrease it, while neuropeptide Y (NPY)/agouti-related peptide (AgRP) neurons increase it. 17β-Estradiol (E2) is a potent anorexigenic hormone that exerts both genomic and non-genomic, rapid actions on these metabolic neurons. This review focuses on the rapid membrane effects of E2 in both POMC and NPY/AgRP neurons and how these combined effects mediate the anorexigenic effects of this steroid.Entities:
Keywords: 17β-Estradiol; Energy homeostasis; NPY/AgRP; POMC
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24269736 PMCID: PMC3951396 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2013.11.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Steroids ISSN: 0039-128X Impact factor: 2.668