The rising tide of obesity and its related disorders is one of the most pressing health
concerns worldwide, yet existing medicines to combat the problem are disappointingly …

High-energy diets that induce obesity decrease striatal dopamine D 2/3 receptor (DRD 2/3)
availability. It is however poorly understood which components of these diets are underlying …

Pain threshold may be up-regulated or down-regulated according to gender, age,
race/ethnic and psychological state. Previous studies indicated that obesity may change …

Galanin (Gal), a 29 (30 in human) amino acid neuropeptide, exerts its biological activities
through three different G protein-coupled receptors, namely GalR1, GalR2 and GalR3 …

目的探讨甘丙肽在非酒精性单纯性脂肪肝(NAFL) 人群中的血清水平及其与炎性脂肪因子的相关
性. 方法2012 年2 月至2012 年4 月462 名健康体检人群中诊断为NAFL 患者65 例 …

Galanin is a 29 amino acid long neuropeptide. Through interactions with its three G-protein
coupled receptors, GalR1-GalR3, galanin is involved in several functions in the central …

This thesis is divided in three independent result chapters or tales of neurotrophism. On
each of these chapters I sought to characterize or validate novel neurotrophic factors and …

Obesity is becoming one the leading causes of mortality in the western world. Although
environment is a factor in its development, it is highly heritable and despite a number of …