title: Central nervous system control of metabolism.
abstract: Although it is a widely held thought that direct hormone action on peripheral tissues is sufficient to mediate the control of nutrient handling, the role of the central nervous system in certain aspects of metabolism has long been recognized. Furthermore, recent findings have suggested a more general role for the central nervous system in metabolic control, and have revealed the importance of a number of cues and hypothalamic circuits. The brain's contributions to metabolic control are more readily revealed and play a crucial part in catabolic states or in hormone deficiencies that mimic starvation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, USA. mgmyers@umich.edu
authors.forename: Martin G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Olson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000502:physiology; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000378:metabolism*; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D053486:Melanocortins / Q000378:metabolism; D009490:Neurosecretory Systems / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D053486:Melanocortins