Effects of corticosterone within the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus on food intake and body weight in male rats

• Main Authors: Chioma Izzi-Engbeaya (Author), Yue Ma (Author), Niki W. Buckley (Author), Risheka Ratnasabapathy (Author), Errol Richardson (Author), John R. Counsell (Author), Isabel Fernandes-Freitas (Author), Mariana Norton (Author), Gala Farooq (Author), Zainab Mirza (Author), Mingzhu Cai (Author), Sharon Cheetham (Author), Jonathan Seckl (Author), Kevin Murphy (Author), Waljit S. Dhillo (Author), James Gardiner (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective: Obesity is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Few weight-reducing medications are available, and these have limited efficacy. Cushing's Syndrome (caused by elevated glucocorticoid levels) and obesity have similar metabolic features. Though circulating glucocorticoid levels are...