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Altered lipid homeostasis in Drosophila InsP3 receptor mutants leads to obesity and hyperphagia.
Disease models & mechanisms - 1 May 2013
Subramanian Manivannan, Metya Suman Kumar, Sadaf Sufia, Kumar Satish, Schwudke Dominik, Hasan Gaiti
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Obesity is a complex metabolic disorder that often manifests with a strong genetic component in humans. However, the genetic basis for obesity and the accompanying metabolic syndrome is poorly defined. At a metabolic level, obesity arises from an imbalance between the nutritional intake and energy utilization of an organism. Mechanisms that sense the metabolic state of the individual and convey this information...
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