Treating obesity like a tumor.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cmet.2011.12.007.
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Abstract
Expanding adipose tissue in obesity requires a great deal of angiogenesis to support increasing volumes of tissue. A growing body of evidence indicates that inhibiting these blood vessels can result in substantial weight loss, and now this has been demonstrated in nonhuman primates.