Cholecystokinin (CCK) is a brain gut peptide that plays an important role in satiety. CCK
inhibits food intake by reducing meal size. CCK's satiety actions are mediating through its …

Understanding the neural systems underlying the controls of energy balance has been
greatly advanced by identifying the deficits and underlying mechanisms in rodent obesity …

Effects of prenatal environmental enrichment (EE) were examined in Wistar Kyoto
(WKY)“depressive-and anxious-like” rats and Wistar rats. During gestation, dams lived in …

Understanding the early factors affecting obesity development in males and females may
help to prevent obesity and may lead to the discovery of more effective treatments for those …

Given the alarming increase in childhood, adolescent and adult obesity there is an
imperative need for understanding the early factors affecting obesity and for treatments that …

CCK is a peptide broadly distributed in the brain that is involved in the regulation of
emotional behaviors through its binding to CCK1 and CCK2 receptors. Research has shown …

Global sex differences in obesity rates are persistent, suggesting the involvement of sex
steroids. In addition, adipose tissue is a metabolic site for steroidogenesis. Here, we …

The alarming increase in childhood, adolescent and adult obesity has exposed the need for
understanding early factors affecting obesity and for treatments that may help prevent or …

The present study was conducted to examine whether prepubertal-onset exercise might
help adults maintain long-term body weight (BW) reduction and increased energy …

Abstract The Otsuka Long Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rat model of obesity, which lacks
CCK1 receptors, has been extensively investigated over the last decade. We have recently …