Christopher Morrison

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Pennington Biomedical Research Center

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Christopher Morrison is a Professor at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in the United States. His research focuses on metabolism, dietary impacts on health, and neuroendocrine regulation, as evidenced by his recent articles on high-protein diets, the effects of antipsychotic medications on body weight, and the role of FGF21 in behavioral motivation and brain signaling. Prof. Morrison's work contributes significantly to the understanding of gut-brain communication and metabolic health.

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Neural circuits coordinating protein intake: Role of FGF21

Open Date: 2020-09-15

Close Date: 2025-07-31

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FGF21-dependent mechanisms driving changes in energy expenditure during dietary protein restriction

Open Date: 2020-05-15

Close Date: 2024-02-29

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Metabolic Basis of Disease

Open Date: 2020-03-01

Close Date: 2025-01-31

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Sable Systems Promethion for Mouse Metabolic Analysis

Open Date: 2017-03-15

Close Date: 2018-03-14

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FGF21 is an endocrine signal of protein restriction

Open Date: 2015-12-01

Close Date: 2019-11-30

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Robert Noland

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Pennington Biomedical Research Center

UNITED STATES

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Paul Soto

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Louisiana State University

UNITED STATES

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HUI YE

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Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

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andrew shin

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Texas Tech University

UNITED STATES

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Sangho Yu

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Pennington Biomedical Research Center

UNITED STATES

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Vance Albaugh

Assistant Professor of Metabolic Surgery

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

UNITED STATES

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Candida Rebello

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Pennington Biomedical Research Center

UNITED STATES

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High-Protein Diet Prevents Glucocorticoid-Induced Fat Mass Accumulation and Hyperglycemia

Early adolescent second-generation antipsychotic exposure produces long-term, post-treatment increases in body weight and metabolism-associated gene expression

Early adolescent second-generation antipsychotic exposure produces long-term, post-treatment increases in body weight and metabolism-associated gene expression.

FGF21 acts in the brain to drive macronutrient-specific changes in behavioral motivation and brain reward signaling

FGF21 acts in the brain to drive macronutrient-specific changes in behavioral motivation and brain reward signaling.

Gut-brain communication: Functional anatomy of vagal afferents

Leptin receptor neurons in the dorsomedial hypothalamus require distinct neuronal subsets for thermogenesis and weight loss

Leptin receptor neurons in the dorsomedial hypothalamus require distinct neuronal subsets for thermogenesis and weight loss.

Protein-Restricted Diets and Their Impact on Metabolic Health and Aging

FGF21 as a mediator of adaptive changes in food intake and macronutrient preference in response to protein restriction

Reduction of Plasma BCAAs following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Is Primarily Mediated by FGF21

Reduction of Plasma BCAAs following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Is Primarily Mediated by FGF21

The Vagus Nerve Mediates Gut-Brain Response to Duodenal Nutrient Administration

Regulation of body weight: Lessons learned from bariatric surgery.

FGF21 is required for protein restriction to extend lifespan and improve metabolic health in male mice

Dynamic effects of dietary protein restriction on body weights, food consumption, and protein preference in C57BL/6J and Fgf21‐KO mice

Regulation of body weight: Lessons learned from bariatric surgery

Lateral hypothalamic galanin neurons are activated by stress and blunt anxiety-like behavior in mice.

Targeting the T-type calcium channel Cav3.2 in GABAergic arcuate nucleus neurons to treat obesity

The Nuanced Metabolic Functions of Endogenous FGF21 Depend on the Nature of the Stimulus, Tissue Source, and Experimental Model.

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Robert Noland

Paul Soto

HUI YE

andrew shin

Sangho Yu

Vance Albaugh

Candida Rebello

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