‘Starving’ fat suppresses appetite (PhysOrg)

Peptides that target blood vessels in fat and cause them to go into programmed cell death (termed apoptosis) could become a model for future weight-loss therapies, say University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers.
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This entry was posted on Monday, February 1st, 2010 at 7:56 pm and is filed under Technology.