title: Electrophysiological analysis of circuits controlling energy homeostasis.
abstract: Since the discovery of leptin and the central melanocortin circuit, electrophysiological studies have played a major role in elucidating mechanisms underlying energy homeostasis. This review highlights the contribution of findings made by electrophysiological measurements to the current understanding of hypothalamic neuronal networks involved in energy homeostasis with a specific focus on the arcuate-paraventricular nucleus circuit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. masoud.ghamari-langroudi@vanderbilt.edu
authors.forename: Masoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghamari-Langroudi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001069:Appetite Regulation / Q000502:physiology; D004594:Electrophysiology / Q000379:methods; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000502:physiology*; D018013:Receptors, Neuropeptide / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D009479:Neuropeptides; D018013:Receptors, Neuropeptide