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ReviewJournal of endocrinological investigation2007

Central dysregulations in the control of energy homeostasis and endocrine alterations in anorexia and bulimia nervosa.

A Torsello, F Brambilla, L Tamiazzo, I Bulgarelli, D Rapetti, E Bresciani, V Locatelli

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Review in Journal of endocrinological investigation, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

A TorselloDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20052 Monza, Italy. antonio.torsello@unimib.it
F Brambilla
L Tamiazzo
I Bulgarelli
D Rapetti
E Bresciani
V Locatelli
University of Milano-Bicocca · ITLuigi Sacco Hospital · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the last decades we have come to understand that the hypothalamus is a key region in controlling energy homeostasis. A number of control models have been proposed to explain the regulation of feeding behavior in physiological and pathological conditions, but all those based on imbalances of single factors fail to explain the disrupted regulation of energy supply in eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, as well as other psychiatric disorders. A growing amount of evidence demonstrates that many signaling molecules originated within the brain or coming from the adipose tissue or the gastro-enteric tract are involved in the highly complex process controlling food intake and energy expenditure. The recent discovery of leptin, ghrelin, and other factors have made it possible to penetrate in the still undefined pathophysiology of eating disorders with the hope of finding effective treatments for such diseases.

Indexed as

AnorexiaBulimia NervosaCentral Nervous SystemEndocrine SystemEnergy MetabolismHomeostasisHumans

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PMID18250619
OpenAlexW2089799347

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