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A glucagon-like endocrine pathway in Drosophila modulates both lipid and carbohydrate homeostasis.
The Journal of experimental biology - 1 Oct 2008
Bharucha K N, Tarr P, Zipursky S L
Abstract excerpt
The regulation of energy homeostasis is fundamental to all organisms. The Drosophila fat body serves as a repository for both triglycerides and glycogen, combining the energy storage functions of mammalian adipose and hepatic tissues, respectively. Here we show that mutation of the Drosophila adi...
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