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Neuropeptides in Energy Balance

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Chee, M.J.S., Colmers, W.F. (2009). Neuropeptides in Energy Balance. In: Binder, M.D., Hirokawa, N., Windhorst, U. (eds) Encyclopedia of Neuroscience. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29678-2_3932

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