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Glucose stimulation of hypothalamic MCH neurons involves K(ATP) channels, is modulated by UCP2, and regulates peripheral glucose homeostasis.
Cell metabolism - 3 Nov 2010
Kong Dong, Vong Linh, Parton Laura E, Ye Chianping, Tong Qingchun, Hu Xiaoxia, Choi Brian, Brüning Jens C, Lowell Bradford B
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Blood glucose levels are tightly controlled, a process thought to be orchestrated primarily by peripheral mechanisms (insulin secretion by β cells, and insulin action on muscle, fat, and liver). The brain also plays an important, albeit less well-defined role. Subsets of neurons in the brain are...
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