UWMDI Acting Instructor of Medicine, Jennifer Deem, PhD, is a first author on a manuscript published in the journal Elife

UWMDI Acting Instructor of Medicine, Jennifer Deem, PhD, is a first author on a manuscript published in the journal Elife

UWMDI Acting Instructor of Medicine, Jennifer Deem, PhD, is a first author on a manuscript entitled “Cold-induced hyperphagia requires AgRP-neuron activation in mice” in the journal Elife that also includes UWMDI co-authors Chelsea Faber, PhD, Jarrad Scarlett, MD, PhD, Michael Schwartz, MD and senior author, Gregory Morton, PhD. Using state-of-the-art neuroscience approaches, this work establishes a physiologically important role for neurons in the hypothalamus that express agouti-related peptide (AgRP) in the feeding response to cold exposure. The identification of the neurocircuits that link thermoregulation to AgRP neurons and the control of food intake has the potential to identify novel strategies for the treatment of obesity.

 

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