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Researchers from University of Cincinnati, Obesity Research Center describe findings in physiology

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, February 9th, 2009

A new study, 'Effect of intraperitoneal and intravenous administration of cholecystokinin-8 and apolipoprotein AIV on intestinal lymphatic CCK-8 and apo AIV concentration,' is now available. "CCK and apolipoprotein AIV (apo AIV) are gastrointestinal satiety signals whose synthesis and secretion by the gut are stimulated by fat absorption. Intraperitoneally administered CCK-8 is more potent in suppressing food intake than a similar dose administered intravenously, but the reason for this disparity is unclear," scientists writing in the American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology report.

"In contrast, both intravenous and...

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