Desacetyl-α-MSH and α-MSH have sex specific interactions with diet to influence mouse gut morphology, metabolites and microbiota
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-75786-z
Abstract: The melanocortin peptides have an important role in regulating body weight and appetite. Mice that lack the desacetyl-α-MSH and α-MSH peptides (Pomctm1/tm1) develop obesity. This effect is exacerbated by a high fat diet (HFD). However,… read more here.
Keywords: hfd; gut; desacetyl msh; chronic hfd ... See more keywords