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Record Nr.

UNINA9910446324003321

Titolo

Peptides in energy balance and obesity / / edited by Gema Fruhbeck

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI Pub. in association with the Nutrition Society, c2009

ISBN

1-282-09389-4

9786612093890

1-84593-431-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (410 p.)

Collana

Frontiers in nutritional science ; ; no. 4

Altri autori (Persone)

FrühbeckGema

Disciplina

612.4/05

616.398

Soggetti

Peptide hormones

Obesity - Pathophysiology

Energy metabolism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I: Central Pathways Involved in the Control of Food Intake and Energy Expenditure; 1. Orexigenic Peptides; 2. Anorexigenic Peptides; 3. Newcomers and Supporting Actors; Part II: Peripheral Signals Participating in Energy Homeostasis and Obesity-associated Alterations; 4. The Gut as a Second Brain; 5. Elements of the Adipostat; 6. Natriuretic Peptides and Other Lipolytic Peptides Involved in the Control of Lipid Mobilization in Humans; 7. The Adipo-Hepato-Insular Axis in Glucose Homeostasis; 8. Adipokines in the Immune-Stress Response

9. Peptides Involved in Vascular HomeostasisPart III: Integrative Perspectives; 10. Hierarchy of Neural Pathways Controlling Energy Homeostasis; 11. Energy Regulatory Signals and Food Reward; 12. Embracing Complexity: The Emergence of Functional Neuroimaging and Other Methodologies to Study the Role of the Human Brain in the Pathophysiology of Obesity; 13. Overview of the Integrative Physiology of Adipose Tissue in Energy Homeostasis; 14. Application of 'Omic' Strategies to Obesity Research; 15. Implications for the Future of Obesity Management; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P



RS; T; U; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Obesity is one of the relevant public health concerns and it is evident that body weight control is achieved through highly integrated physiological interactions like nutrient selection. Presenting an account of the roles of specific peptides in energy balance, this title provides an understanding of the patho-physiology of energy balance.