Michael A. Cowley

Leptin activates anorexigenic POMC neurons through a neural network in the arcuate nucleus

Michael A. Cowley, James L. Smart, Marcelo Rubinstein et al. · Nature · 2001 · 2.3K citations

Neuropeptides, Anorexigenic Pomc Neurons, Arcuate Nucleus +13

Gut hormone PYY3-36 physiologically inhibits food intake

Rachel L. Batterham, Michael A. Cowley, Caroline J. Small et al. · Nature · 2002 · 2.3K citations

Nutrition, Appetite Control, Gut Hormone +10

The Distribution and Mechanism of Action of Ghrelin in the CNS Demonstrates a Novel Hypothalamic Circuit Regulating Energy Homeostasis

Michael A. Cowley, Roy G. Smith, Sabrina Diano et al. · Neuron · 2003 · 1.7K citations · Full text

Energy Homeostasis, Neurophysiology, Hypothalamus +13

The arcuate nucleus mediates GLP-1 receptor agonist liraglutide-dependent weight loss

Anna Secher, Jacob Jelsing, Arian F. Baquero et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 2014 · 884 citations · Full text

Liraglutide Uptake, Gastrointestinal Peptide Hormone, Hypothalamic Peptide +17

Leptin Directly Activates SF1 Neurons in the VMH, and This Action by Leptin Is Required for Normal Body-Weight Homeostasis

Harveen Dhillon, Jeffrey M. Zigman, Chianping Ye et al. · Neuron · 2006 · 785 citations · Full text

Energy Homeostasis, Neuropeptides, Gastrointestinal Peptide Hormone +13