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. 2016 Sep 15;594(18):5041-2.
doi: 10.1113/JP272701.

How the brain tips the scale

Julia Dunn  1   2 , Bettina Mittendorfer  3
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How the brain tips the scale

Julia Dunn et al. J Physiol. .
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Figure 1. The ventromedial hypothalamic melanocortin system as regulator of energy balance
Theoretical model of how melanocortin receptor signalling in the ventromedial hypothalamus contributes to leanness. MCR: melanocortin receptor. VMH: ventromedial hypothalamus.
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