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Insulin, cGMP, and TGF-beta signals regulate food intake and quiescence in C. elegans: a model for satiety.
Cell metabolism - 1 Mar 2008
You Young-jai, Kim Jeongho, Raizen David M, Avery Leon
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Despite the prevalence of obesity and its related diseases, the signaling pathways for appetite control and satiety are not clearly understood. Here we report C. elegans quiescence behavior, a cessation of food intake and movement that is possibly a result of satiety. C. elegans quiescence shares several characteristics of satiety in mammals. It is induced by high-quality food, it requires nutritional signals...
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