RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Vinall, Maria
T1 Hypothalamic Control of Glucose Homeostasis and Diabetes
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2014
FD SAGE Publications
VO 14
IS 19
SP 9
OP 11
DO 10.1177/155989771419003
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/19/9.abstract
AB Research by the French physiologist Claude Bernard more than a century ago established the connection between the brain and the control of glucose levels, the main mechanism of glucose homeostasis and energy balance. Beginning with Professor Bernard's groundbreaking findings, This article discusses the history of hypothalamic research including his own current work on the impact of the hypothalamus on diabetes.