Melanocortin signalling and the regulation of blood pressure in human obesity.

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Obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. Sympathetic nervous system activation has been shown to play a major role linking obesity to the development of associated metabolic complications, such as hypertension. Recent evidence has implicated central melanocortin signalling in the regulation of blood pressure in rodents and humans. The importance of sympathetic neural activity in mediating this...

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