Obesity and Diabetes Animal Studies
Research from Zhejiang University reveals new findings on obesity and diabetes animal studies
Published in Fitness and Wellness Business Week, January 2nd, 2008
New research, 'Effects of ghrelin, corticotrophin-releasing hormone, and melanotan-II on food intake in rats with paraventricular nucleus lesions,' is the subject of a report. According to recent research published in the journal Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes, "Bilateral lesions of the hypothalamic paraventricular nuclei (PVN) induce hyperphagia and obesity, and ghrelin stimulates appetite in rodents and humans. Conversely, corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) and melanotan-II (MT-II, a synthetic structural homologue of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone, alphaMSH) inhibit feeding behavior."
"The purpose of the present study was to...
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