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  • Title: Anorexia in human and experimental animal models: physiological aspects related to neuropeptides.
    Author: Yoshimura M, Uezono Y, Ueta Y.
    Journal: J Physiol Sci; 2015 Sep; 65(5):385-95. PubMed ID: 26123258.
    Abstract:
    Anorexia, a loss of appetite for food, can be caused by various physiological and pathophysiological conditions. In this review, firstly, clinical aspects of anorexia nervosa are summarized in brief. Secondly, hypothalamic neuropeptides responsible for feeding regulation in each hypothalamic nucleus are discussed. Finally, three different types of anorexigenic animal models; dehydration-induced anorexia, cisplatin-induced anorexia and cancer anorexia-cachexia, are introduced. In conclusion, hypothalamic neuropeptides may give us novel insight to understand and find effective therapeutics strategy essential for various kinds of anorexia.
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