Life Under Hypoxia Lowers Blood Glucose Independently of Effects on Appetite and Body Weight in Mice

Life Under Hypoxia Lowers Blood Glucose Independently of Effects on Appetite and Body Weight in Mice

Blood glucose and the prevalence of diabetes are lower in mountain than lowland dwellers, which could among other factors be due to reduced oxygen availability. To investigate metabolic adaptations to life under hypoxia, male mice on high fat diet (HFD) were continuously maintained at 10% O2. At var...

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Main Authors: Sameer Abu Eid, Martina T. Hackl, Mairam Kaplanian, Max-Paul Winter, Doris Kaltenecker, Richard Moriggl, Anton Luger, Thomas Scherer, Clemens Fürnsinn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
hypoxia
glucose
appetite
body weight
insulin sensitivity
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2018.00490/full

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