ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channel-Deficient Mice Show Hyperphagia but Are Resistant to Obesity.
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| Abstract | :
The hypothalamus, the center for body weight regulation, can sense changes in blood glucose level based on ATP-sensitive potassium (K(ATP)) channels in the hypothalamic neurons. We hypothesized that a lack of glucose sensing in the hypothalamus affects the regulations of appetite and body weight. |
| Year of Publication | :
2011
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| Journal | :
Diabetes & metabolism journal
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| Volume | :
35
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| Issue | :
3
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| Number of Pages | :
219-25
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| Date Published | :
2011 Jun
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| ISSN Number | :
2233-6079
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| DOI | :
10.4093/dmj.2011.35.3.219
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| Short Title | :
ATPSensitive Potassium ChannelDeficient Mice Show Hyperphagia bu
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