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Reduced Anorexigenic Efficacy of Leptin, But Not of the Melanocortin Receptor Agonist Melanotan-II, Predicts Diet- Induced Obesity in Rats
van Dijk, Gertjan; de Vries, Koert; Nyakas, Csaba; Buwalde, Bauke; Adage, Tiziana; Kuipers, Folkert; Kas, Martien J.H.; Adan, Roger A.H.; Wilkinson, Charles W.; Thiele, Todd E.; Scheurink, Anton J.W. (Endocrinology, 2005-12)Leptin gains access to the central nervous system where it influences activity of neuronal networks involved in ingestive behavior, neuroendocrine activity, and metabolism. In particular, the brain melanocortin (MC) ...