Sentences with phrase «type mice stimulates»

Both obese humans and mice have significantly elevated soluble Fabp4 / aP2 levels, and injection of recombinant Fabp4 / aP2 into lean wild type mice stimulates hepatic glucose production and gluconeogenesis.

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In addition to looking at mouse models of diabetes, the researchers also showed that exposure of human pancreatic islet cells — both from healthy donors and from patients with Type 1 diabetes — to fasting - mimicking diet in a dish stimulated insulin production.

Using genetic tools to activate these two neuron types with light, the scientists found that stimulating one neuron type caused mice to stop breathing completely, trapping them in a state of exhalation.

Older studies have shown that certain compounds can activate iNKT cells in mice by stimulating the response of another type of immune cell called cytokines.