Current models and strategies in the development of antiobesity drugs

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2011 Dec:1245:3-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06343.x.

Abstract

Animal models have enabled investigation of the complex mechanisms underlying energy homeostasis and, therefore, the development of antiobesity drugs.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Obesity Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Drug Discovery / methods*
  • Energy Metabolism
  • Humans
  • Obesity / drug therapy*
  • Obesity / metabolism

Substances

  • Anti-Obesity Agents