Interactions of gastric hormones with vagal afferent pathways and the role of this system in obesity

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/565186

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

When we feel full after a meal it is the result of a variety of different nerve signals from the gut in response to distension of the stomach and specific nutrients. These signals are disordered in obesity and this project aims to find out how to correct this problem in this modern day epidemic.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2011

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $550,918.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical virology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Obesity | dietary intake | endocrine factors | feeding disorders | satiety | sensory function | sensory neurons | stomach | vagus nerve

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