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

• Автори: Nao Horio (Автор), Masafumi Jyotaki (Автор), Ryusuke Yoshida (Автор), Keisuke Sanematsu (Автор), Noriatsu Shigemura (Автор), Yuzo Ninomiya (Автор)
• Формат: Книга
• Опубліковано: Elsevier, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...