Adiponectin: starving for attention.
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Abstract
Maintaining energy balance involves the dynamic control of appetite and energy expenditure. A new study from the Kadowaki laboratory (Kubota et al., 2007) shows that the adipocyte-derived hormone adiponectin increases appetite and reduces energy expenditure by stimulating AMPK in the hypothalamus.
Medical subject headings
- Adiponectin
- Hypothalamus
- Multienzyme Complexes
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases