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. 2008 Sep 19;134(6):914-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2008.09.001.

Fat talks, liver and muscle listen

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Fat talks, liver and muscle listen

Jerrold M Olefsky. Cell. .
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Fat metabolism and glucose homeostasis are processes that are highly interconnected. Cao et al. (2008) now take this concept a step further by identifying a fatty acid metabolite generated in adipose tissue that regulates insulin sensitivity in liver and muscle.

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