Fattening up without overeating.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 18680709.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cmet.2008.07.003 and PMC identifier 2601642.
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Abstract
When food becomes scarce, animals undergo distinct metabolic, behavioral, and physiological changes that allow them to survive. In this issue, Greer et al. (2008) take advantage of the relatively simple and well-characterized nervous system of C. elegans to elucidate a neural circuit regulating feeding behavior and fat storage.
Medical subject headings
- Adipose Tissue
- Appetite Regulation
- Caenorhabditis elegans
- Nervous System
- Starvation