Correlations between polymorphisms in genes coding elements of dopaminergic pathways and body mass index in overweight and obese women

Dopamine is considered to be crucial for food craving and intake, drug abuse and electrical brain stimulation. Increased levels of dopamine occur after energy intake in the dorsal striatum. In the ventral tagmental area, dopamine is responsible for motivation. There is a natural synaptic dopamine le...

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