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Distribution of neuropeptide FF in the human infant pancreas

Improving adipose tissue (AT) insulin resistance and induce adipocyte browning are key therapeutic aims in the management of obesity associated insulin resistance (IR) and in type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Our laboratory has recently identified neuropeptide FF (NPFF) as a pancreatic hormone, which selectively improves IR in the AT and controls AT browning, especially in infancy […]