How the brain tips the scale
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How the brain tips the scale
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Ventromedial hypothalamic melanocortin receptor activation: regulation of activity energy expenditure and skeletal muscle thermogenesis.J Physiol. 2016 Sep 15;594(18):5285-301. doi: 10.1113/JP272352. Epub 2016 May 29. J Physiol. 2016. PMID: 27126579 Free PMC article.
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