Brain neurons and diet influence onset of obesity and diabetes in mice
20-Sep-2012 -
The absence of a specific type of neuron in the brain can lead to obesity and diabetes in mice report researchers in The EMBO Journal. The outcome, however, depends on the type of diet that the animals are fed.A lack of AgRP-neurons, brain cells known to be involved in the control of food intake, ...
diabetes
metabolic diseases
neurons
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