Metabolism - Bile acids heat things up

被引:16
作者
Baxter, JD
Webb, P
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Francisco, Sch Med, Ctr Diabet, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
[2] Univ Calif San Francisco, Sch Med, Dept Med, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
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D O I
10.1038/439402a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Thyroid hormone causes fat loss, but harnessing this action to treat obesity is difficult because it is associated with harmful side effects. However, bile acids generate active thyroid hormone just where it is needed.
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页码:402 / 403
页数:2
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