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	INTRODUCTION
	IN & OUT: SPECIFIC CIRCUITS IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM REQUIRE AFFERENT AND EFFERENT SIGNALS TO EFFICIENTLY MAINTAIN ENERGY HOMEOSTASIS
	THE NEUROANATOMY OF THE CENTRAL REGULATION OF ENERGY HOMEOSTASIS
	OREXIGENIC PEPTIDES
	Neuropeptide Y (NPY)
	Agouti-related protein (AGRP)
	Endogenous opioid peptides
	Endocannabinoids
	Melanin- concentrating hormone
	Hypocretins/ orexins
	ANOREXIGENIC SIGNALS
	a-MSH
	Corticotropin- releasing hormone (CRH) family of peptides
	Urocortin
	Neurotensin
	Glucagon-like peptide-1
	Cocaine and amphetamine- regulated transcript
	Hypothalamic ghrelin
	SUMMARY