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Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 (FGF21) creates sugar-specific taste aversion to fructose through action in the brain in mice
2020-01-28
Abstract excerpt
Metabolic diseases such as diabetes and obesity are a growing healthcare concern, and their increasing rates are attributed to increased consumption of carbohydrate-rich diets and sugar-sweetened beverages. Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is a complex metabolic regulator, and there is significant evidence that it may play a role in fructose metabolism, driving relative aversion to sweet taste. As such, we exam...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 87cec9ae-5c00-55d1-a3de-98bac42ec83d
- DOI
- 10.1101/2020.01.27.921361
