Obesity Clinical Trial
Studies from University of Liverpool update current data on obesity clinical trial
Published in Biotech Business Week, February 26th, 2007
Research findings, "Serotonergic drugs : effects on appetite expression and use for the treatment of obesity," are discussed in a new report. "Over 35 years of research suggests that endogenous hypothalamic serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) plays an important part in within-meal satiation and post-meal satiety processes. Thus, the serotonin system has provided a viable target for weight control, critical to the action of at least two effective anti-obesity treatments, both producing clinically significant weight loss over a year or more," investigators in Liverpool, the United Kingdom report.
"Numerous serotonin receptor subtypes have been identified; of these, serotonin...
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