Fat Zebrafish (IMAGE)

Duke University

Fat Zebrafish

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Yellow highlights the distribution of fat cells in this adult zebrafish. Duke researchers have discovered that a gene called Plexin D1 controls both where fat is stored and how fat cells are shaped.

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James E. Minchin

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