Heike Münzberg

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Top papers

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1 Mechanisms of leptin action and leptin resistance. Annu Rev Physiol 2008 4.72
2 A guide to analysis of mouse energy metabolism. Nat Methods 2011 3.82
3 Leptin acts via leptin receptor-expressing lateral hypothalamic neurons to modulate the mesolimbic dopamine system and suppress feeding. Cell Metab 2009 3.07
4 The geometry of leptin action in the brain: more complicated than a simple ARC. Cell Metab 2009 2.69
5 Enhanced PIP3 signaling in POMC neurons causes KATP channel activation and leads to diet-sensitive obesity. J Clin Invest 2006 2.38
6 Leptin receptor signaling and action in the central nervous system. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2006 1.92
7 Mice lacking inhibitory leptin receptor signals are lean with normal endocrine function. J Clin Invest 2007 1.91
8 Critical role for hypothalamic mTOR activity in energy balance. Cell Metab 2009 1.90
9 Direct innervation of GnRH neurons by metabolic- and sexual odorant-sensing leptin receptor neurons in the hypothalamic ventral premammillary nucleus. J Neurosci 2009 1.85
10 Leptin-receptor-expressing neurons in the dorsomedial hypothalamus and median preoptic area regulate sympathetic brown adipose tissue circuits. J Neurosci 2011 1.82
11 FGF21 is an endocrine signal of protein restriction. J Clin Invest 2014 1.76
12 The long form of the leptin receptor regulates STAT5 and ribosomal protein S6 via alternate mechanisms. J Biol Chem 2007 1.53
13 Differential accessibility of circulating leptin to individual hypothalamic sites. Endocrinology 2007 1.48
14 The lateral hypothalamus as integrator of metabolic and environmental needs: from electrical self-stimulation to opto-genetics. Physiol Behav 2011 1.47
15 Canonical Nlrp3 inflammasome links systemic low-grade inflammation to functional decline in aging. Cell Metab 2013 1.45
16 Ventral tegmental area leptin receptor neurons specifically project to and regulate cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript neurons of the extended central amygdala. J Neurosci 2010 1.43
17 Enhanced leptin-stimulated Pi3k activation in the CNS promotes white adipose tissue transdifferentiation. Cell Metab 2007 1.39
18 Enhanced Stat3 activation in POMC neurons provokes negative feedback inhibition of leptin and insulin signaling in obesity. J Neurosci 2009 1.32
19 Critical roles for the TSC-mTOR pathway in β-cell function. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2009 1.20
20 Complex regulation of mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 in the basomedial hypothalamus by leptin and nutritional status. Endocrinology 2009 1.19
21 GLP-1 receptor signaling is not required for reduced body weight after RYGB in rodents. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2014 1.16
22 Neural and metabolic regulation of macronutrient intake and selection. Proc Nutr Soc 2012 1.04
23 Early-life exposure to testosterone programs the hypothalamic melanocortin system. Endocrinology 2011 1.01
24 N-acetylation of hypothalamic alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone and regulation by leptin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004 1.00
25 Leptin receptor neurons in the mouse hypothalamus are colocalized with the neuropeptide galanin and mediate anorexigenic leptin action. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2013 1.00
26 gp130 signaling in proopiomelanocortin neurons mediates the acute anorectic response to centrally applied ciliary neurotrophic factor. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006 0.99
27 Role of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 in regulation of hypothalamic trh gene expression by leptin. Endocrinology 2004 0.98
28 Impaired branched chain amino acid metabolism alters feeding behavior and increases orexigenic neuropeptide expression in the hypothalamus. J Endocrinol 2011 0.86
29 Integration of sensory information via central thermoregulatory leptin targets. Physiol Behav 2013 0.84
30 Reversible hyperphagia and obesity in rats with gastric bypass by central MC3/4R blockade. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2014 0.83
31 Capricious Cre: the devil is in the details. Endocrinology 2012 0.82
32 Central mechanisms of adiposity in adult female mice with androgen excess. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2014 0.82
33 Novel aspects of brown adipose tissue biology. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 2012 0.78
34 The Hypothalamic Preoptic Area and Body Weight Control. Neuroendocrinology 2017 0.75