Publication Date:
2013-08-15
Description:
Article During fasting, animals shift their energy source from carbohydrates to triglycerides. Here, Izumida et al . report that glycogen shortage in the liver activates a liver–brain–adipose-tissue neurocircuit that signals the switch in fuel source from liver glycogen to triglycerides in fat cells. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms3316 Authors: Yoshihiko Izumida, Naoya Yahagi, Yoshinori Takeuchi, Makiko Nishi, Akito Shikama, Ayako Takarada, Yukari Masuda, Midori Kubota, Takashi Matsuzaka, Yoshimi Nakagawa, Yoko Iizuka, Keiji Itaka, Kazunori Kataoka, Seiji Shioda, Akira Niijima, Tetsuya Yamada, Hideki Katagiri, Ryozo Nagai, Nobuhiro Yamada, Takashi Kadowaki, Hitoshi Shimano
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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