Cajal revisited: does the VMH make us fat?

作者: Chun-Xia Yi , Thomas Scherer , Matthias H Tschöp

DOI: 10.1038/NN.2867

关键词: NeuroscienceInternal medicineObesityFunction (biology)BiologyInsulin receptorVentromedial nucleus of the hypothalamusEndocrinology

摘要: A new study used several mouse mutants to insulin receptor function specifically in the ventromedial nucleus of hypothalamus (VMH), and found a role for VMH signaling promoting high-fat diet–induced obesity.

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