Central regulation of energy balance in Psammomys obesus
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posted on 2000-01-01, 00:00authored byGregory J. Morton
This body of work focussed on the central regulation of energy balance in a polygenic animal model of obesity and type II diabetes, the Israeli Sand Rat. These studies investigated the role of a number of hypothalamic neuropeptides in the development of obesity, and highlighted the complex nature of this disease.