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Contribution of brown adipose tissue activity to the control of energy balance by GLP-1 receptor signalling in mice.
Diabetologia - 1 Sept 2015
Heppner Kristy M, Marks Sarah, Holland Jenna, Ottaway Nickki, Smiley David, Dimarchi Richard, Perez-Tilve Diego
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: We assessed the contribution of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor (GLP-1R) signalling to thermogenesis induced by high-fat diet (HFD) consumption. Furthermore, we determined whether brown adipose tissue (BAT) activity contributes to weight loss induced by chronic subcutaneous treatment with the GLP-1R agonist, liraglutide, in a model of diet-induced obesity. METHODS: Metabolic phenotyping...
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