Oral leucine supplementation is sensed by the brain but neither reduces food intake nor induces an anorectic pattern of gene expression in the hypothalamus.

Leucine activates the intracellular mammalian target of the rapamycin (mTOR) pathway, and hypothalamic mTOR signaling regulates food intake. Although central infusion of leucine reduces food intake, it is still uncertain whether oral leucine supplementation is able to affect the hypothalamic circuit...

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Autores principales: Thais T Zampieri, João A B Pedroso, Isadora C Furigo, Julio Tirapegui, Jose Donato
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Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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