Hypothalamic control of hepatic lipid metabolism via the autonomic nervous system

E Bruinstroop, E Fliers, A Kalsbeek - Best practice & research Clinical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Our body is well designed to store energy in times of nutrient excess, and release energy in
times of food deprivation. This adaptation to the external environment is achieved by
humoral factors and the autonomic nervous system. Claude Bernard, in the 19th century,
showed the importance of the autonomic nervous system in the control of glucose
metabolism. In the 20th century, the discovery of insulin and the development of techniques
to measure hormone concentrations shifted the focus from the neural control of metabolism …