Melanin-concentrating hormone induces insulin resistance through a mechanism independent of body weight gain

Transgenic hyperexpression of melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) produces a phenotype of obesity and glucose intolerance. However, it is not known whether under this specific condition, glucose intolerance develops as a direct consequence of hyperexpressed MCH or is secondary to increased adiposity...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of endocrinology 2005-07, Vol.186 (1), p.193-201
Hauptverfasser: Pereira-da-Silva, Márcio, De Souza, Cláudio T, Gasparetti, Alessandra L, Saad, Mário J A, Velloso, Lício A
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