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Parent topics

• Arcuate nucleus [r]: An aggregation of neurons in the mediobasal hypothalamus with important roles in appetite regulation and in the control of growth hormone secretion and prolactin secretion. ^[e]
• Appetite [r]: The desire to eat food, experienced as hunger, and in mammals controlled by neural circuits in the hypothalamus. ^[e]
• Melanocortins and appetite [r]: The regulation of food intake through neuropeptides related to adrenocorticotropic hormone. ^[e]
• Hypothalamus [r]: A part of the mammalian brain located below the thalamus, forming the major portion of the ventral region of the diencephalon. ^[e]
• Neuropeptide [r]: Peptides released by neurons as intercellular messengers. ^[e]

Related topics

• Leptin [r]: Hormone secreted by adipocytes that regulates appetite. ^[e]
• Ghrelin [r]: A hormone produced by P/D1 cells lining the fundus of the human stomach that stimulate appetite. ^[e]

Articles related by keyphrases (Bot populated)

• Cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript [r]: Anorexigenic neuropeptide, widely expressed in both the central and peripheral nervous systems. ^[e]
• Photon absorptiometry [r]: A scanning technique using photons of a single energy to measure the density of a material and especially bone. ^[e]
• Sarcopenia [r]: A disease characterized by the loss of muscle mass. ^[e]