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A Central Role for Neuronal AMP-Activated Protein Kinase (AMPK) and Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) in High-Protein Diet–Induced Weight Loss

Eduardo R. Ropelle, José Rodrigo Pauli, Maria F. Fernandes, Silvana A. Rocco, Rodrigo Marín-Navarrete, Joseane Morari, Kellen K. Souza, Marília M. Dias, Maria Cristina Cintra Gomes‐Marcondes, José Antônio Rocha Gontijo,

Diabetes · 2007 · 211 citations · 33 references

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Abstract

These findings provide support for the hypothesis that AMPK and mTOR interact in the hypothalamus to regulate feeding during HPD in a leucine-dependent manner.

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