title: Appetite and parasite.
abstract: Molecular techniques have dramatically advanced our knowledge of the mechanisms that regulate appetite and body weight, yet human obesity, a significant healthcare problem, still lacks an effective science-based treatment. Infectious agents, including worm parasites, seem capable of overwhelming these regulatory systems. Can the study of parasites extend our understanding of what makes animals feed?
authors.affiliation: Molecular Neuroendocrinology Group, Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9SB.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Mercer
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Chappell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000855:Anorexia / Q000209:etiology; D001066:Appetite; D001067:Appetite Depressants; D001835:Body Weight; D016207:Cytokines; D006376:Helminths / Q000502:physiology; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006801:Humans; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000502:physiology; D009559:Nippostrongylus / Q000502:physiology; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D001067:Appetite Depressants; D016207:Cytokines; D009479:Neuropeptides