New class of hormone from 'healthy fat cells' benefits body metabolism in mice
Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 15:07
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have identified in mice a newly discovered class of hormones -- lipokines. In tomorrow's issue of the journal Cell they report that lipokine is a molecule in mice that helps stop, or even reverses obesity-related conditions such as insulin resistance and "fatty liver."