Sunday, December 2, 2012

Scientists demonstrate how glowing fish can help screen drugs that control metabolic disorders

A tiny, translucent zebrafish that glows green when its liver makes glucose has helped an international team of researchers identify a compound that regulates whole-body metabolism and appears to protect obese mice from signs of metabolic disorders.

URL: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20121202/Scientists-demonstrate-how-glowing-fish-can-help-screen-drugs-that-control-metabolic-disorders.aspx

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