Appetite Control. 1st ed. 2012

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電子ブック

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edited by Hans-Georg Joost

出版情報:

Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012

著者名:

• Joost, Hans-Georg.
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シリーズ名:

Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology ; 209

ISBN:

9783642247163 [3642247164]    

注記:

From the contents -- Preface -- Part 1.The neuroendocrine, hypothalamic circuitry regulating hunger, satiety, and energy expenditure -- Part 2. Gastrointestinal hormones and factors -- Part 3. Nutrient sensing -- Part 4. Agents modifying food intake.
The volume ‘Appetite Control’ provides a comprehensive description of the mechanisms controlling food intake, and thereby energy balance, in the mammalian organism.  During the last decade, research in this area has produced a remarkable wealth of information and has characterized the function of numerous peptides, transmitters, and receptors in appetite control.  Dysfunction of these circuits leads to obesity, a growing health concern.  However, the plethora of mechanistic information is in marked contrasts to an almost complete lack of anti-obesity drugs that meet the safety standards required for the chronic therapy of morbid obesity.  Consequently, ongoing research aims to identify additional targets and agents for a pharmacological intervention.  Thus, the mechanisms of appetite control as well as all agents interfering with its control are of considerable practical interest. The authors of the volume are distinguished scientists who are leading experts in the field, and who have contributed important, o

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