TY  - BOOK
AU  - Donohoue,Patricia A.
TI  - Energy metabolism and obesity: research and clinical applications 
T2  - Contemporary endocrinology
SN  - 9781588296719 (hbk.)
U1  - 612.39 23
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Totowa
PB  - Humana Press
KW  - Energy metabolism
KW  - Obesity
KW  - Endocrine aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Molecular Physiology of Monogenic and Syndromic Obesities in Humans / Wendy K. Chung and Rudolph L. Leibel --
2. Leptin Signaling In the Brain / Ofer Reizes, Stephen C. Benoit, and Deborah J. Clegg --
3. Inactivating Melanocortin-4 Receptor Mutations and Human Obesity / Ya-Xiong Tao --
4. The Role of Central Melanocortins in Cachexia / Daniel L. Marks --
5. The Efferent Arm of the Energy Balance Regulatory Pathway: Neuroendocrinology and Pathology / Robert H. Lustig --
6. Adiponectin: A Multifunctional Adipokine / Kristen Clarke and Robert L. Judd --
7. The Role of the Gastrointestinal Hormones Ghrelin, Peptide YY and Glucagon-like Peptide-1 in the Regulation of Energy Balance / Ruben Nogueiras, Hilary Wilson, Diego Perez-Tilve and Matthias H. Tschöp --
8. The Role of Growth Hormone Secretagogues and Ghrelin in Feeding and Body Composition / Cyril Y. Bowers, Blandine 
Laferrere, David Hurley, and Johannes D. Veldhuis --
9. Interaction Between Physical Activity and Genetic Factors in Complex Metabolic Disease / Paul W. Franks and Stephen M. Roth --
10. 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 and Obesity / Roland H. Stimson and Brian R. Walker --
11. Prader-Willi Syndrome : A Model of Disordered Energy Homeostasis / Andrea Haqq --
12. Antipsychotic Medication-Induced Weight Gain and Risk for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease / John W. Newcomer --
13. Treatment of Insulin Resistance in Youth: The Role of Metformin / Molly Emott and Michael Freemark --
14. The Surgical Approach to Morbid Obesity / Edward E. Mason, Mohammad K. Jamal and Thomas O'Dorisio--
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N2  - This book provides a treatment of research and clinical aspects of energy metabolism and obesity. It is suitable for endocrinologists, diabetes specialists, internists and family practitioners
ER  -