Oxytocin is implicated to regulate several important behaviors,such as social interaction and feeding behavior; nevertheless,the neural circuitry regulating oxytocin neurons still remains uncharacteri
Glucagon-like peptide-1(GLP-1)and its analogs act as appetite suppressants and have proven to be clinically efficacious in reducing body weight in obese individuals.
The central nervous system plays a critical role in energy homeostasis by monitoring changes in metabolic state and modulating energy intake and expenditure in response,including sensory physiology,fo
Both kinetic metabolic fluxes and expression of metabolic genes display robust circadian rhythms across all major metabolic tissues such as liver,pancreas,brain,heart,and muscle.
A variety of external stimuli and internal psychological states,collectively called stressors,activate the hypothalamic-pituitary stress axis to regulate physiology(e.g.cortisol release).