Metabolism: A rapid satiety circuit
Nature Reviews Neuroscience 18, 5 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrn.2016.175
Author: Katherine Whalley
Current models of hypothalamic function cannot account for the rapid induction of satiety: activation of arcuate nucleus pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC)-expressing neurons (ARCPOMC neurons) only reduces hunger after several hours. The authors showed that manipulation of a population of glutamatergic ARC neurons rapidly alters feeding
Source: Nature Reviews Neuroscience - Category: Neuroscience Authors: Katherine Whalley Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research