Textbook of Energy Balance, Neuropeptide Hormones, and Neuroendocrine Function

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Nillni, Eduardo A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Neurochemistry.; Endocrinology .; Human physiology.; Endocrinology.; Human Physiology.

This textbook presents for the first time a comprehensive body of the latest knowledge in the field of neuropeptides and their action on energy balance. It contains a detailed and comprehensive account of the specific hypothalamic peptides in regards to their roles in energy balance, food intake con...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. The Evolution from Lean to Obese State and the Influence of Modern Human Society
• 2. Neuropeptides Controlling Our Behavior
• 3. Transcriptional Regulation of Hypothalamic Energy Balance Genes
• 4. Brain Inflammation and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress
• 5. The Cell Biology of Neuropeptide Hormones
• 6. Nutrient Sensors Regulating Peptides
• 7. Gatrointestinal Hormones Controlling Energy Homeostasis and Their Potential Role in Obesity
• 8. The Complexity of Adipose Tissue
• 9. Adipokines, Inflammation and Insulin Resistance in Obesity
• 10. The Thyroid Hormone Axis: Its Roles in Body Weight Regulation, Obesity and Weight Loss
• 11. Obesity and Stress: The Melanocortin Connection
• 12. Obesity and the Growth Hormone Axis
• 13. Brain, Environment, Hormone-Based in of Appetite, Ingestive Behavior, and Body Weight.