Catherine M. Kotz

Best Publications

• Orexin activation counteracts decreases in nonexercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) caused by high-fat diet

  P. E. Bunney;A. N. Zink;A. A. Holm;Charles J Billington

  2432
  Citations

• The biological control of voluntary exercise, spontaneous physical activity and daily energy expenditure in relation to obesity: human and rodent perspectives.

  Theodore Garland;Heidi Schutz;Mark A. Chappell;Brooke K. Keeney

  533
  Citations

• Feeding response to central orexins.

  Donald C Sweet;Allen S Levine;Allen S Levine;Charles J Billington;Charles J Billington;Catherine M Kotz;Catherine M Kotz

  389
  Citations

• The lighter side of BDNF

  Emily E. Noble;Charles J. Billington;Catherine M. Kotz;ChuanFeng Wang

  374
  Citations

• Sugars and Fats: The Neurobiology of Preference

  Allen S. Levine;Allen S. Levine;Catherine M. Kotz;Catherine M. Kotz;Blake A. Gosnell

  242
  Citations

• Sugars: hedonic aspects, neuroregulation, and energy balance

  Allen S Levine;Catherine M Kotz;Blake A Gosnell

  232
  Citations

• Orexin A in the nucleus accumbens stimulates feeding and locomotor activity

  A.J. Thorpe;C.M. Kotz

  222
  Citations

• Feeding and activity induced by orexin A in the lateral hypothalamus in rats

  Catherine M. Kotz;Catherine M. Kotz;Jennifer A. Teske;James A. Levine;Chuan Feng Wang

  199
  Citations

• Neural basis of orexigenic effects of ghrelin acting within lateral hypothalamus.

  Pawel K Olszewski;Dehong Li;Martha K Grace;Charles J Billington;Charles J Billington

  185
  Citations

• Orexin A (hypocretin 1) injected into hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus and spontaneous physical activity in rats

  Kohji Kiwaki;Catherine M. Kotz;Catherine M. Kotz;Chuanfeng Wang;Lorraine Lanningham-Foster

  183
  Citations

• Sleep disorders, obesity, and aging: The role of orexin

  Joshua P. Nixon;Vijayakumar Mavanji;Tammy A. Butterick;Charles J. Billington

  160
  Citations

• Caloric restriction and physical activity in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

  Colleen M. Novak;Xiaoling Jiang;Chuanfeng Wang;Jennifer A. Teske

  149
  Citations

• Central orexin sensitivity, physical activity, and obesity in diet-induced obese and diet-resistant rats

  Colleen M. Novak;Catherine M. Kotz;Catherine M. Kotz;James A. Levine;James A. Levine

  142
  Citations

• Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the hypothalamic ventromedial nucleus increases energy expenditure

  ChuanFeng Wang;Eric M Bomberg;Charles J Billington;Allen S Levine

  138
  Citations

• Elevated hypothalamic orexin signaling, sensitivity to orexin A, and spontaneous physical activity in obesity-resistant rats.

  Jennifer A Teske;Allen S. Levine;Allen S. Levine;Michael Kuskowski;James A Levine;James A Levine

  135
  Citations

• Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus increases energy expenditure by elevating metabolic rate

  Chuan Feng Wang;Eric Bomberg;Charles Billington;Allen Levine

  135
  Citations

• Integration of feeding and spontaneous physical activity: Role for orexin

  Catherine M. Kotz

  135
  Citations

• Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus reduces energy intake.

  ChuanFeng Wang;Eric Bomberg;Allen S Levine;Charles J Billington

  133
  Citations

• NEAT – non-exercise activity thermogenesis – egocentric & geocentric environmental factors vs. biological regulation

  James A Levine;C. M. Kotz;C. M. Kotz

  133
  Citations

• Evaluation of a quantitative magnetic resonance imaging system for whole body composition analysis in rodents.

  Joshua P. Nixon;Minzhi Zhang;Chuanfeng Wang;Chuanfeng Wang;Michael A. Kuskowski

  131
  Citations