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List of works by Christopher D Morrison

Activation of hepatic estrogen receptor-α increases energy expenditure by stimulating the production of fibroblast growth factor 21 in female mice

scientific article published on 14 February 2019

Amino acid-dependent regulation of food intake: is protein more than the sum of its parts?

scientific article published in November 2013

Amino acids inhibit Agrp gene expression via an mTOR-dependent mechanism.

scientific article published on 20 March 2007

Blaming the Brain for Obesity: Integration of Hedonic and Homeostatic Mechanisms

scientific article published on 9 February 2017

Body Composition, Food Intake, and Energy Expenditure in a Murine Model of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery.

scientific article published on 18 January 2016

Capricious Cre: the devil is in the details

scientific article published on March 2012

Cognitive impairment following high fat diet consumption is associated with brain inflammation.

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Combined loss of GLP-1R and Y2R does not alter progression of high-fat diet-induced obesity or response to RYGB surgery in mice

scientific article published on 09 May 2019

Decreased food intake following overfeeding involves leptin-dependent and leptin-independent mechanisms

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Defining the Nutritional and Metabolic Context of FGF21 Using the Geometric Framework.

scientific article published on 22 September 2016

Dietary branched chain amino acids and metabolic health: when less is more

scientific article published on 5 January 2018

Does gastric bypass surgery change body weight set point?

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Eating in mice with gastric bypass surgery causes exaggerated activation of brainstem anorexia circuit.

scientific article published on 17 March 2016

Effect of uncontrolled diabetes on plasma ghrelin concentrations and ghrelin-induced feeding.

scientific article published on 15 July 2004

Effects of chromium picolinate on food intake and satiety

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Effects of high fat diet on Morris maze performance, oxidative stress, and inflammation in rats: contributions of maternal diet

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Endocrine responses in mares undergoing abrupt changes in nutritional management

scientific article published on 01 October 2006

FGF21 Signals Protein Status to the Brain and Adaptively Regulates Food Choice and Metabolism.

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FGF21 is an endocrine signal of protein restriction

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Fibroblast growth factor 21, adiposity, and macronutrient balance in a healthy, pregnant population with overweight and obesity

scientific article published on 16 May 2018

Galanin-Expressing GABA Neurons in the Lateral Hypothalamus Modulate Food Reward and Noncompulsive Locomotion.

scientific article published on 24 May 2017

Gastric bypass surgery in lean adolescent mice prevents diet-induced obesity later in life

scientific article published on 27 May 2019

Glial acetate metabolism is increased following a 72-h fast in metabolically healthy men and correlates with susceptibility to hypoglycemia.

scientific article published on 22 June 2018

Glutamatergic Preoptic Area Neurons That Express Leptin Receptors Drive Temperature-Dependent Body Weight Homeostasis.

scientific article published on May 2016

Hedonics Act in Unison with the Homeostatic System to Unconsciously Control Body Weight

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Hepatic autophagy contributes to the metabolic response to dietary protein restriction

scientific article published on 3 March 2016

High fat diet increases hippocampal oxidative stress and cognitive impairment in aged mice: implications for decreased Nrf2 signaling

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Homeostatic regulation of protein intake: in search of a mechanism

scientific article published on 8 February 2012

Homeostatic sensing of dietary protein restriction: A case for FGF21

scientific article published on 08 June 2018

Impaired branched chain amino acid metabolism alters feeding behavior and increases orexigenic neuropeptide expression in the hypothalamus

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In vivo effects of dietary quercetin and quercetin-rich red onion extract on skeletal muscle mitochondria, metabolism, and insulin sensitivity

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Interaction between exercise and leptin in the treatment of obesity

scientific article published on 01 March 2008

Intersection between metabolic dysfunction, high fat diet consumption, and brain aging.

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Leptin inhibits hypothalamic Npy and Agrp gene expression via a mechanism that requires phosphatidylinositol 3-OH-kinase signaling.

scientific article published on 26 July 2005

Leptin modulates nutrient reward via inhibitory galanin action on orexin neurons

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Leptin receptor neurons in the dorsomedial hypothalamus are key regulators of energy expenditure and body weight, but not food intake

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Leptin receptor neurons in the mouse hypothalamus are colocalized with the neuropeptide galanin and mediate anorexigenic leptin action.

scientific article published on 12 March 2013

Leptin regulates insulin sensitivity via phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase signaling in mediobasal hypothalamic neurons.

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Leptin resistance and the response to positive energy balance

scientific article published on 12 April 2008

Leucine acts in the brain to suppress food intake but does not function as a physiological signal of low dietary protein.

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Low protein-induced increases in FGF21 drive UCP1-dependent metabolic but not thermoregulatory endpoints

scientific article published on 15 August 2017

Melanin concentrating hormone innervation of caudal brainstem areas involved in gastrointestinal functions and energy balance.

scientific article published in January 2005

Metabolic Responses to Dietary Protein Restriction Require an Increase in FGF21 that Is Delayed by the Absence of GCN2

scientific article published on 06 July 2016

NOX activity in brain aging: exacerbation by high fat diet.

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Neural and metabolic regulation of macronutrient intake and selection

scientific article published on May 23, 2012

Obesity and vulnerability of the CNS.

scientific article published on 17 October 2008

Physiologic Responses to Dietary Sulfur Amino Acid Restriction in Mice Are Influenced by Atf4 Status and Biological Sex

scientific article published on 01 April 2021

Preoptic leptin signaling modulates energy balance independent of body temperature regulation.

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Protein-dependent regulation of feeding and metabolism

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Quantifying Biochemical Alterations in Brown and Subcutaneous White Adipose Tissues of Mice Using Fourier Transform Infrared Widefield Imaging

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RYGB Produces more Sustained Body Weight Loss and Improvement of Glycemic Control Compared with VSG in the Diet-Induced Obese Mouse Model.

scientific article published on 6 April 2017

Raised FGF-21 and Triglycerides Accompany Increased Energy Intake Driven by Protein Leverage in Lean, Healthy Individuals: A Randomised Trial.

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Remodeling of lipid metabolism by dietary restriction of essential amino acids

scientific article published on August 2013

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery-Induced Weight Loss and Metabolic Improvements Are Similar in TGR5-Deficient and Wildtype Mice

scientific article published in October 2018

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery is effective in fibroblast growth factor-21 deficient mice.

scientific article published on 16 August 2016

Structure, production and signaling of leptin

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Sympathetic innervation of the interscapular brown adipose tissue in mouse

scientific article published on 11 June 2019

The agouti-related protein and its role in energy homeostasis

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