Leptin receptor neurons in the dorsomedial hypothalamus are key regulators of energy expenditure and body weight, but not food intake

• Main Authors: Kavon Rezai-Zadeh (Author), Sanghou Yu (Author), Yanyan Jiang (Author), Amanda Laque (Author), Candice Schwartzenburg (Author), Christopher D. Morrison (Author), Andrei V. Derbenev (Author), Andrea Zsombok (Author), Heike Münzberg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Leptin responsive neurons play an important role in energy homeostasis, controlling specific autonomic, behavioral, and neuroendocrine functions. We have previously identified a population of leptin receptor (LepRb) expressing neurons within the dorsomedial hypothalamus/dorsal hypothalami...