Controlling Carbs And Fat: Learning From The Fruit Fly
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba show that the intestinal hormone Neuropeptide F, acting through glucagon-like and insulin-like hormones, regulates sugar and fat metabolism in the fruit fly in a manner similar to incretins in mammals. Incretins are hormones secreted by intestinal cells that regulate pancreatic insulin and glucagon to control sugar metabolism in mammals. …