Molecular and cellular regulation of hypothalamic melanocortin neurons controlling food intake and energy metabolism
Koch M, Horvath TL. Molecular and cellular regulation of hypothalamic melanocortin neurons controlling food intake and energy metabolism. Molecular Psychiatry 2014, 19: 752-761. PMID: 24732669, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2014.30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypothalamic melanocortin neuronsEnergy metabolismFood intakePotential functional interactionsMelanocortin neuronsCellular regulationCellular processesFunctional interactionNeuronal circuit activityCellular mechanismsPhysiological behaviorEnergy homeostasisMetabolic eventsRegulationHypothalamic neuronsMetabolic healthObese individualsChronic overloadGlial cellsPhysical activityMetabolic disordersMelanocortin systemNeuronal circuitryCentral connectionsPsychiatric diseases