RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Vinall, Phil
T1 The Metabolic Brain
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2011
FD SAGE Publications
VO 11
IS 11
SP 8
OP 9
DO 10.1177/155989771111002
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/11/8.abstract
AB The central nervous system plays a key role in the regulation of energy balance, particularly through the activities of a group of neurons—neuropeptide Y [NPY]/agouti-related protein [AgRP] and pro-opiomelanocortin [POMC] in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus and are sensitive to information that comes from hormones (eg, ghrelin, insulin, leptin) and nutrients, such as glucose. This article discusses whether this region is also capable of sensing fatty acids.