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Parent topics
- Arcuate nucleus [r]: An aggregation of neurons in the mediobasal hypothalamus with important roles in appetite regulation and in the control of growth hormone secretion and prolactin secretion. [e]
- Appetite [r]: The desire to eat food, experienced as hunger, and in mammals controlled by neural circuits in the hypothalamus. [e]
- Melanocortins and appetite [r]: The regulation of food intake through neuropeptides related to adrenocorticotropic hormone. [e]
- Hypothalamus [r]: A part of the mammalian brain located below the thalamus, forming the major portion of the ventral region of the diencephalon. [e]
- Neuropeptide [r]: Peptides released by neurons as intercellular messengers. [e]
Related topics
- Leptin [r]: Hormone secreted by adipocytes that regulates appetite. [e]
- Ghrelin [r]: A hormone produced by P/D1 cells lining the fundus of the human stomach that stimulate appetite. [e]
- Cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript [r]: Anorexigenic neuropeptide, widely expressed in both the central and peripheral nervous systems. [e]
- Photon absorptiometry [r]: A scanning technique using photons of a single energy to measure the density of a material and especially bone. [e]
- Sarcopenia [r]: A disease characterized by the loss of muscle mass. [e]