New Frontiers in Gut Nutrient Sensor Research: Nutrient Sensors in the Gastrointestinal Tract: Modulation of Sweet Taste Sensitivity by Leptin

New Frontiers in Gut Nutrient Sensor Research: Nutrient Sensors in the Gastrointestinal Tract: Modulation of Sweet Taste Sensitivity by Leptin

The ability to perceive sweet compounds is important for animals to detect an external carbohydrate source of calories and has a critical role in the nutritional status of animals. In mice, a subset of sweet-sensitive taste cells possesses leptin receptors. Increase of plasma leptin with increasing...

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Main Authors: Nao Horio, Masafumi Jyotaki, Ryusuke Yoshida, Keisuke Sanematsu, Noriatsu Shigemura, Yuzo Ninomiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319310357

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