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Glucose sensing by POMC neurons regulates glucose homeostasis and is impaired in obesity

Laura E. Parton, Chian Ping Ye, Roberto Coppari, Pablo J. Enriori, Brian Choi, Chen‐Yu Zhang, Chun Xu, Cláudia R. Vianna, Nina Balthasar, Charlotte E. Lee,

Nature · 2007 · 689 citations · 28 references

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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 · Full text

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Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Type 2 Diabetes

Bradford B. Lowell, Gerald I. Shulman · Science · 2005 · 2.1K citations

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Superoxide activates mitochondrial uncoupling proteins

Karim S. Echtay, Damien Roussel, Julie St‐Pierre et al. · Nature · 2002 · 1.4K citations

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Glucose induces closure of single potassium channels in isolated rat pancreatic β-cells

Frances M. Ashcroft, D E Harrison, Stephen J.H. Ashcroft · Nature · 1984 · 1.1K citations

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Leptin Receptor Signaling in POMC Neurons Is Required for Normal Body Weight Homeostasis

Nina Balthasar, Roberto Coppari, Julie McMinn et al. · Neuron · 2004 · 923 citations · Full text

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