Abstract
According to the National Institute of Public Health (2018), in Mexico food problems represent one of the main public health problems; especially overweight and obesity.
Each year, more than 22 thousand cases of eating disorders are reported, among which are anorexia, bulimia and obesity. In a report made by the National Health and Nutrition Survey (2018), it is mentioned that 24.1% of Mexicans over 20 years of age suffer from anorexia and bulimia, and 75.2% suffer from overweight and obesity.
However, there are no adequate pharmacological treatments due to the lack of knowledge about the molecular bases of the regulation of intake.
For this reason, it is extremely important to characterize the neuronal populations of Ebf2 that express neurotransmitters related to motivated eating behavior (orexin, neurotensin, and HCM) present in the motivation and reward circuits found in the hypothalamus and in the parabrachial nucleus, in order to understand the regulation of intake and in the future generate new strategies to treat eating disorders.
| Date of Award | 9 Dec 2020 |
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| Original language | Spanish |
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| Supervisor | Román Vidaltamayo (Supervisor) |