Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Fatty McOversized AgRP
Yale researchers have found a set of neurons, the agouti-related peptide-expressing (AgRP) ones, are critical to eating behavior and weight regulation. When they killed these neurons in adult mice, they became acutely anorexic. Probably not a viable alternative to good old diet and exercise, or even to Atkins and crankiness, but perhaps it will lead to some good therapies for people with real eating disorders.
