Brainstem Neurons (IMAGE)

Rockefeller University

Brainstem Neurons

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Neurons in the brainstem become activate in response to heat. By inhibiting these cells in mice, researchers were able to make the animals eat less and burn more calories.

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Laboratory of Molecular Genetics at The Rockefeller University

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