Regulation of energy balance.
GR Hervey - 1969 - cabidigitallibrary.org
GR Hervey
1969•cabidigitallibrary.orgIn adults the maintenance of a nearly constant normal amount of body fat, and therefore a
nearly constant bodyweight, requires physiological regulation of some precision. The
mechanisms of such control are reviewed. Some evidence that regulation of energy balance
involves a hormonal feedback signal with a long persistence in the body has been obtained
with parabiotic rats. It is suggested that a suitable hormone might provide the body with a
means of measuring the amount of fat in store by its dilution; such a tracer might be a steroid …
nearly constant bodyweight, requires physiological regulation of some precision. The
mechanisms of such control are reviewed. Some evidence that regulation of energy balance
involves a hormonal feedback signal with a long persistence in the body has been obtained
with parabiotic rats. It is suggested that a suitable hormone might provide the body with a
means of measuring the amount of fat in store by its dilution; such a tracer might be a steroid …
Abstract
In adults the maintenance of a nearly constant normal amount of body fat, and therefore a nearly constant bodyweight, requires physiological regulation of some precision. The mechanisms of such control are reviewed. Some evidence that regulation of energy balance involves a hormonal feedback signal with a long persistence in the body has been obtained with parabiotic rats. It is suggested that a suitable hormone might provide the body with a means of measuring the amount of fat in store by its dilution; such a tracer might be a steroid. Production of several steroid hormones is known to be controlled by feedback mechanisms.-D. L. D.
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