Endocrine Abstracts

Obesity is a life-threatening, yet common condition that often lies at the root of other serious illnesses such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other neuroendocrine disorders. The central nervous system signalling pathways regulating food intake are complex and the precise mechanisms remain to be determined. Cocaine- and amphetamine- regulated transcript (CART) is a CNS neuropeptide involved in the regulation of feeding.Development of a two-site immunometric assay ...