Abstract:BACKGROUND: Obesity occurs due to an imbalance between the calories and the energy released. On the animal model, obesity is considered as the ground for low physical activity. This is caused by low dopamine D2 receptor in the striatum. However, this suggestion is still unproven in the human condition.
AIM: The aim of this study was to find out difference in dopamine expression in obese subjects compared to non-obese subjects when triggered by the stimuli of physical activity.
METHODS: This is a quasi-expe… Show more
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