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Dual lipolytic control of body fat storage and mobilization in Drosophila.
PLoS biology - 1 Jun 2007
Grönke Sebastian, Müller Günter, Hirsch Jochen, Fellert Sonja, Andreou Alexandra, Haase Tobias, Jäckle Herbert, Kühnlein Ronald P
Abstract excerpt
Energy homeostasis is a fundamental property of animal life, providing a genetically fixed balance between fat storage and mobilization. The importance of body fat regulation is emphasized by dysfunctions resulting in obesity and lipodystrophy in humans. Packaging of storage fat in intracellular lipid droplets, and the various molecules and mechanisms guiding storage-fat mobilization, are conserved between...
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