2013
Hypothalamic control of energy balance: insights into the role of synaptic plasticity
Dietrich MO, Horvath TL. Hypothalamic control of energy balance: insights into the role of synaptic plasticity. Trends In Neurosciences 2013, 36: 65-73. PMID: 23318157, DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2012.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-body energy metabolismRegion-specific expressionGenetic toolsPeripheral tissue functionsMetabolism regulationMetabolic hormone receptorsEnergy metabolismTissue functionMetabolic eventsRole of neuronsHormone receptorsRegulationGlial cellsHypothalamic controlSynaptic plasticityCentral regulationNeuronal circuitsBrain circuitsEnormous leapPlasticitySurprising findingRoleExpressionMetabolismDynamic process
2007
Neuronal control of energy homeostasis
Gao Q, Horvath TL. Neuronal control of energy homeostasis. FEBS Letters 2007, 582: 132-141. PMID: 18061579, PMCID: PMC4113225, DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.11.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnergy homeostasisNeuronal controlMolecular genetic toolsPeripheral metabolic hormonesHypothalamic neuronal circuitsLong-term energy balanceBody energy homeostasisGenetic toolsHomeostatic machineryMetabolic hormonesNeuronal activityNeuronal circuitryBody weightEnergy intakeNeuronal circuitsCellular mechanismsHomeostasisBehavioral techniquesLife spanKey mechanismMachineryIntakeHormone