Energy metabolism and behavior in the corticotropin-releasing factor family of peptides

• Main Author: David A. Lovejoy (auth)
• Other Authors: James A. Carr (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: peptide; energy balance; evolution; Stress; food intake
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Since Hans Selye's seminal work in the 1930s, there have been numerous advances with respect to our understanding of how the nervous and endocrine systems interact to help animals cope with stressors and how chronic stress may adversely impact health. Our modern understanding of stress essentia...