Early overnutrition sensitizes the growth hormone axis to the impact of diet-induced obesity via sex-divergent mechanisms
Abstract In addition to its essential role in the physiological control of longitudinal growth, growth-hormone (GH) is endowed with relevant metabolic functions, including anabolic actions in muscle, lipolysis in adipose-tissue and glycemic modulation. Adult obesity is known to negatively impact GH-...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-08-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70898-y |