Developmental programming of the hypothalamus: a matter of fat

TL Horvath, JC Bruning - Nature medicine, 2006 - nature.com
TL Horvath, JC Bruning
Nature medicine, 2006nature.com
The influence of hormones on the development of brain circuits has long been recognized. A
recent study shows that leptin has a similar effect on the emergence of feeding pathways.
There might therefore be a crucial window during which a subject's basal metabolic
phenotype can be altered.
The influence of hormones on the development of brain circuits has long been recognized. A recent study shows that leptin has a similar effect on the emergence of feeding pathways. There might therefore be a crucial window during which a subject's basal metabolic phenotype can be altered.
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