Duodenal lipid sensing activates vagal afferents to regulate non-shivering brown fat thermogenesis in rats.

Previous evidence indicates that duodenal lipid sensing engages gut-brain neurocircuits to determine food intake and hepatic glucose production, but a potential role for gut-brain communication in the control of energy expenditure remains to be determined. Here, we tested the hypothesis that duodena...

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Main Authors: Clémence Blouet, Gary J Schwartz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3522613?pdf=render