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1.6. Regulation of feeding by somatostatin neurons in the tuberal nucleus

SX Luo , J Huang , Q Li , H Mohammad , CY Lee , K Krishna , AM Kok , YL Tan , JY Lim , H Li , LY Yeow , J Sun , M He , J Grandjean , S Sajikumar , W Han , Y Fu

To read the full abstract: Science 2018;361:7681.The tuberal nucleus (TN) is a hypothalamic region which is well described in humans but remains poorly defined in rodents. In this paper, the authors demonstrated by specific and sophisticated techniques the role of somatostatin expressing TN (TNSST) neurons in the control of food intake in mice. Interestingly, their resul...

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12.15 A LIMA1 variant promotes low plasma LDL cholesterol and decreases intestinal cholesterol absorption

Y-Y Zhang , Z-Y Fu , J Wei , W Qi , G Baituola , J Luo , Y-J Meng , S-Y Guo , H Yin , S-Y Jiang , Y-F Li , H-H Miao , Y Liu , Y Wang , B-L Li , Y-T Ma , B-L Song

To read the full abstract: Science 2018;360:1087-1092During the Cardiovascular Risk Survey in western China, a Kazakh family with inherited low levels of LDL-C was identified. The Kazakhs are mainly descendent from the Turkic and medieval Mongol peoples, they live in isolated regions and usually marry within their own ethnic group. They exhibit often unique differences in single nucleotide vari...

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1.6. Regulation of feeding by somatostatin neurons in the tuberal nucleus

12.15 A LIMA1 variant promotes low plasma LDL cholesterol and decreases intestinal cholesterol absorption

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