Aging Changes the Efficacy of Central Urocortin 2 to Induce Weight Loss in Rats
Aging Changes the Efficacy of Central Urocortin 2 to Induce Weight Loss in Rats
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Switzerland: MDPI AG
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English
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Switzerland: MDPI AG
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Middle-aged obesity and aging cachexia present healthcare challenges. Central responsiveness to body-weight-reducing mediators, e.g., to leptin, changes during aging in a way, which may promote middle-aged obesity and aging cachexia. Leptin is connected to urocortin 2 (Ucn2), an anorexigenic and hypermetabolic member of the corticotropin family. We...
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Aging Changes the Efficacy of Central Urocortin 2 to Induce Weight Loss in Rats
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_10219457
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_10219457
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1422-0067,1661-6596
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1422-0067
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10.3390/ijms24108992
