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An intrinsic gut leptin-melanocortin pathway modulates intestinal microsomal triglyceride transfer protein and lipid absorption.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Jul 2010
Iqbal Jahangir, Li Xiaosong, Chang Benny Hung-Junn, Chan Lawrence, Schwartz Gary J, Chua Streamson C, Hussain M Mahmood
Abstract excerpt
Fat is delivered to tissues by apoB-containing lipoproteins synthesized in the liver and intestine with the help of an intracellular chaperone, microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP). Leptin, a hormone secreted by adipose tissue, acts in the brain and on peripheral tissues to regulate fat...
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