%0 Journal Article
%T Activation of Anxiogenic Circuits Instigates Resistance to Diet-Induced Obesity via Increased Energy Expenditure
%J -
%D 2019
%R https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2018.12.018
%X £¿ Deletion of the Bdnf gene in Emx1-expressing neurons of the brain leads to leanness £¿ The Bdnf mutant displays elevated anxiety and impaired GABAergic transmission £¿ The leanness of the mutant is due to increased basal metabolism and thermogenesis £¿ Amygdalar BDNF re-expression reverses anxiety and metabolic phenotypes of the mutan
%U https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(18)30755-1