High insulin levels tied to obesity pathway

[Northerner]

A crucial link between high levels of insulin and pathways that lead to obesity has been discovered by researchers, a finding that may have important implications when treating diabetes. The discovery was made by studying mice engineered to lack receptors for a hormone called glucagon.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140825185319.htm

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