The emerging neurobiology of calorie addiction.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 24399459.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.01928 and PMC identifier 3882917.
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Abstract
The response of the brain to sugar is determined by specific cell populations in the brain, including neurons that secrete melanin-concentrating hormone, and culminates in the release of dopamine.
Medical subject headings
- Glucose
- Hypothalamus
- Melanins
- Neurons
- Nutritive Value