| Literature DB >> 24506860 |
Yuanqing Gao1, Matthias H Tschöp2, Serge Luquet3.
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How circulating signals of hunger and satiety enter the brain to reach neurons that govern energy balance has long remained a matter of controversy and speculation. Balland et al. (2014) now elucidate molecular mechanisms by which a highly specialized hypothalamic glial cell regulates transport of leptin across the blood-brain barrier.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24506860 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2014.01.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Metab ISSN: 1550-4131 Impact factor: 27.287