Friday 12 December 2014

Blame Protein- Thy1 for Weight Gain

A new study has revealed that a protein, Thy1, in the human body makes people gain weight, thus making Thy1 a possible therapeutic target. The University of Rochester researchers found that Thy1 has a fundamental role in controlling whether a primitive cell decides to become a fat cell. Mice studies and study of human cell lines has confirmed that a loss of Thy1 function promotes more fat cells and mice lacking the Thy1 protein and fed a high-fat diet gained more weight ...

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