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Hypothalamic Sensing of Bile Acids, a Gut Feeling.

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Abstract
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Bile acids facilitate dietary fat absorption upon release into the small intestine after a meal. A recent study by Liu and colleagues identifies a gut-brain axis wherein bile acids signal an energy-replete state to hypothalamic AgRP neurons via activation of neuronal FGF receptors, which orchestrate whole-body glucose metabolism.

Year of Publication
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2018
Journal
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Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM
Volume
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29
Issue
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6
Number of Pages
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363-366
ISSN Number
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1043-2760
URL
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https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1043-2760(18)30021-3
DOI
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10.1016/j.tem.2018.02.001
Short Title
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Trends Endocrinol Metab
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