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Energy Metabolism and Obesity Research and Clinical Applications /

Energy Metabolism and Obesity: Research and Clinical Applications is a compilation of highly informative reviews written by undisputed leaders in the field. These authors elucidate the most important aspects of genetic background, neuropeptide secretion and action, neuronal pathways, adipokines, gut...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Donohoue, Patricia A. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
Colección:Contemporary Endocrinology,
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Molecular Physiology of Monogenic and Syndromic Obesities in Humans
  • Leptin Signaling In the Brain
  • Inactivating Melanocortin 4 Receptor Mutations and Human Obesity
  • The Role of Central Melanocortins in Cachexia
  • The Efferent Arm of the Energy Balance Regulatory Pathway: Neuroendocrinology and Pathology
  • Adiponectin: A Multifunctional Adipokine
  • The Role of the Gastrointestinal Hormones Ghrelin, Peptide YY, and Glucagon-like Peptide-1 in the Regulation of Energy Balance
  • The Role of Growth Hormone Secretagogues and Ghrelin in Feeding and Body Composition
  • Interaction Between Physical Activity and Genetic Factors in Complex Metabolic Disease
  • 11?-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 and Obesity
  • Prader-Willi Syndrome: A Model of Disordered Energy Homeostasis
  • Antipsychotic Medication-Induced Weight Gain and Risk for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
  • Treatment of Insulin Resistance in Youth: The Role of Metformin
  • The Surgical Approach to Morbid Obesity.