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Melanocortin 4 Receptor and Dopamine D2 Receptor Expression in Brain Areas Involved in Food Intake
BACKGROUND: The melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) is involved in the regulation of homeostatic energy balance by the hypothalamus. Recent reports showed that MC4R can also control the motivation for food in association with a brain reward system, such as dopamine. We investigated the expression levels...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Korean Endocrine Society
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4722414/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26790386 http://dx.doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2015.30.4.576 |