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University of Michigan: Protein in the Brain Uses Energy Status to Influence Maturation, Body Size, New Research Shows
November 04, 2021
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 4 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:

Scientists have identified how a protein in the brain uses information about the body's energy balance to regulate growth rate and the onset of puberty in children.

The research, published Nov. 3 in the journal Nature, centered on the melanocortin 3 receptor (MC3R), a member of a family of proteins that have long been known to play central roles in metabolism and e . . .

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