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Abstract
Metabolic sensing neurons are conserved across multiple animal species and allow the organism to monitor nutrient availability to maintain energy homeostasis. Miyamoto et al. (2012) describe fly neurons that are highly tuned to fructose availability and are critical determinants of ingestive behavior on a diet of simple sugars.Entities:
Year: 2012 PMID: 23217252 PMCID: PMC3601738 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2012.11.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Metab ISSN: 1550-4131 Impact factor: 27.287