title: [Melanocortin receptor involvement in the regulation of food intake and energy homeostasis].
abstract: The melanocortin receptors are members of the super-family of G-protein coupled receptors. To date, five melanocortin receptor genes (MC1R-MC5R) have been cloned and characterized. These receptors differ in their tissue distributions and physiological roles. This review focuses on the roles of MC3R and MC4R in regulation of food intake and energy homeostasis.
authors.affiliation: College of Animal Science and Veternary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, The Key Laboratory of Pig Breeding and Genetics, The Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430070, China. jiangsiwen@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Si-Wen
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Yuan-Zhu
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Xiong