The Gut as an Endocrine Organ: Role in the Regulation of Food Intake and Body Weight

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[1] Lin S(2004)NPY and Y receptors: lessons from transgenic and knockout models Neuropeptides 38 189-200

[2] Boey D(1997)ART (protein product of agouti-related transcript) as an antagonist of MC-3 and MC-4 receptors Biochem Biophys Res Commun 237 629-31

[3] Herzog H(2011)GABAergic signaling by AgRP neurons prevents anorexia via a melanocortin-independent mechanism Eur J Pharmacol 660 21-7

[4] Fong TM(2000)Central nervous system control of food intake Nature 404 661-71

[5] Mao C(2014)Hindbrain nucleus tractus solitarius glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor signaling reduces appetitive and motivational aspects of feeding Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 307 R465-70

[6] MacNeil T(2012)Brainstem nutrient sensing in the nucleus of the solitary tract inhibits feeding Cell Metab 16 579-87

[7] Kalyani R(1989)Ascending projections from the solitary tract nucleus to the hypothalamus. A Phaseolus vulgaris lectin tracing study in the rat Neuroscience 31 785-97

[8] Smith T(1999)Ghrelin is a growth-hormone-releasing acylated peptide from stomach Nature 402 656-60

[9] Weinberg D(2010)GOAT: the master switch for the ghrelin system? Eur J Endocrinol 163 1-8

[10] Wu Q(2000)Ghrelin, a novel growth hormone-releasing acylated peptide, is synthesized in a distinct endocrine cell type in the gastrointestinal tracts of rats and humans Endocrinology 141 4255-61