Stress and neuro-hormonal control of food intake

The Hormonal Control of Food Intake

Numerous circulating peptides and steroids produced in the body influence appetite through their actions on the hypothalamus, the brain stem, and the autonomic nervous system. These hormones come from three major sites-fat cells, the gastrointestinal tract, and the pancreas. In this Review we provide a synthesis of recent evidence concerning the actions of these hormones on food intake.

SnapShot: The Hormonal Control of Food Intake

Hormonal regulation of food intake.

Our knowledge of the physiological systems controlling energy homeostasis has increased dramatically over the last decade. The roles of peripheral signals from adipose tissue, pancreas, and the gastrointestinal tract reflecting short- and long-term nutritional status are now being described. Such signals influence central circuits in the hypothalamus, brain stem, and limbic system to modulate n...

Neural and hormonal mechanisms regulating food intake.

In this outline of the neural control of food intake, no attempt has been made to provide a comprehensive survey of the literature since there are several symposia and reviews available which summarize the extensive work in this field (Grossman, 1975; Novin et al. 1976; Silverstone, 1976; Morgane & Panksepp, 1980; Hoebel & Novin, 1982). Instead some current concepts of the neural control of foo...

1 Neural and Hormonal Control of Food

Department of Biology, Neurobiology and Behavior Program, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302-4010 Brains and Behavior Program, Georgia State University Current Address: Department of Biology, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA 17870 Current Address: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Ross 618, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimor...