Endocrine factors in the modulation of food intake
1978
Bray, G.A.
Putative hormonal factors which might be involved in regulation of food intake are discussed as though they were operating independently of messages derived from food nutrients or from the neural substrate and internal homeostasic mechanisms. Four groups of endocrine factors are considered: peptide hormones arising from the gastrointestinal tract, pancreatic hormones, steroid hormones arising from the gonads and/or adrenal, and thyroid hormones. Disturbances in any of the control systems can result in obesity, but its consequence differs from one condition to another.
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