Direct and indirect effects of liraglutide on hypothalamic POMC and NPY/AgRP neurons - Implications for energy balance and glucose control

• Main Authors: Zhenyan He (Author), Yong Gao (Author), Linh Lieu (Author), Sadia Afrin (Author), Jianhong Cao (Author), Natalie J. Michael (Author), Yanbin Dong (Author), Jia Sun (Author), Hongbo Guo (Author), Kevin W. Williams (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: The long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonist, liraglutide, stimulates insulin secretion and efficiently suppresses food intake to reduce body weight. As such, liraglutide is growing in popularity in the treatment of diabetes and chronic weight management. Within the b...