Browsing Harvard Medical School by Keyword "Colon Anatomy and Development"

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    • Reduced Intestinal Tumorigenesis in APCmin Mice Lacking Melanin-Concentrating Hormone 

      Nagel, Jutta M.; Geiger, Brenda Mae; Karagiannis, Apostolos K. A.; Gras-Miralles, Beatriz; Horst, David; Najarian, Robert; Ziogas, Dimitrios C.; Chen, Xinhua; Kokkotou, Efi G. (Public Library of Science, 2012)
      Background: Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is an evolutionary conserved hypothalamic neuropeptide that in mammals primarily regulates appetite and energy balance. We have recently identified a novel role for MCH in ...