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Satiety signalling
SatiationTermination of a meal in progress
SatietySuppression of intake between meals
Principal relayNucleus of the solitary tract, area postrema
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Satiety signalling comprises the peripheral signals and central circuits that end a meal and delay the next one. The literature distinguishes satiation — the process terminating an eating episode — from satiety, the inter-meal suppression of appetite; the distinction matters because different signals dominate each.[1]

Peripheral signals include gastric distension relayed by vagal mechanoreceptors, nutrient-sensing hormones from the small intestine such as cholecystokinin, GLP-1, peptide YY and amylin, and longer-term adiposity signals such as leptin and insulin. These converge on the caudal brainstem and on hypothalamic circuits including the arcuate nucleus.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Woods SC. "The control of food intake: behavioral versus molecular perspectives." Cell Metabolism 9(6):489–498 (2009). DOI:10.1016/j.cmet.2009.04.007. PMID 19490904.