TY - JOUR
T1 - Obesity
T2 - Is the brain responsible?
AU - Burguera, Bartolome
AU - Jensen, Michael D.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - The field of obesity research has experienced major breakthroughs over the last 2 years. The cloning of ob-gene, leptin and its receptor (OB-R), the identification of a new neuropeptide Y receptor, Y5 ('feeding receptor'), and the discovery of neuropeptides such as melanin concentrating hormone, urocortin, and corticotropin releasing factor binding protein, each with specific effects on regulation of food intake, have advanced the knowledge of appetite physiology. New therapies for obesity may be the end result of research in this field.
AB - The field of obesity research has experienced major breakthroughs over the last 2 years. The cloning of ob-gene, leptin and its receptor (OB-R), the identification of a new neuropeptide Y receptor, Y5 ('feeding receptor'), and the discovery of neuropeptides such as melanin concentrating hormone, urocortin, and corticotropin releasing factor binding protein, each with specific effects on regulation of food intake, have advanced the knowledge of appetite physiology. New therapies for obesity may be the end result of research in this field.
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U2 - 10.1097/00001574-199803000-00011
DO - 10.1097/00001574-199803000-00011
M3 - Short survey
AN - SCOPUS:0031932191
SN - 0267-1379
VL - 14
SP - 147
EP - 150
JO - Current Opinion in Gastroenterology
JF - Current Opinion in Gastroenterology
IS - 2
ER -