2012, Number 2
Control hormonal de la homeostásiscenergética: de la célula al cerebro
Osorio PI, Salceda SR
Language: Spanish
References: 27
Page: 41-48
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ABSTRACT
The glucose content in cells and in the whole organism, depends on its input and consumption. This flow is regulated by signals that are generated in response to changes in its energetic state. At the organic level, hunger and satiety directed by the hypothalamus results in the production of neuropeptides that stimulate organs like the pancreas, intestine and adipose tissue, which in turn produce hormones; among the most important, insulin and glucagon which generate the activation and inactivation of the enzymes that regulate metabolic pathways in the cells. At the cellular level, this regulation occurs by activation of transcription factors that influence the increase or decrease of the enzymes, as well as its regulation by phosphorylation. The precise body energy regulation is a clear example of the complex role of cell homeostasis.REFERENCES
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