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Deficiency of TNFalpha converting enzyme (TACE/ADAM17) causes a lean, hypermetabolic phenotype in mice.
Endocrinology - 1 Dec 2008
Gelling Richard W, Yan Wenbo, Al-Noori Salwa, Pardini Aaron, Morton Gregory J, Ogimoto Kayoko, Schwartz Michael W, Dempsey Peter J
Abstract excerpt
Energy homeostasis involves central nervous system integration of afferent inputs that coordinately regulate food intake and energy expenditure. Here, we report that adult homozygous TNFalpha converting enzyme (TACE)-deficient mice exhibit one of the most dramatic examples of hypermetabolism yet reported in a rodent system. Because this effect is not matched by increased food intake, mice lacking TACE exhibit a...
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