A hormone called ANP might supercharge fat cells in a lab, making them burn fat seven times more and use twice as much oxygen by turning on a specific energy sensor in the cell.

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Atrial natriuretic peptide regulates lipid mobilization and oxygen consumption in human adipocytes by activating AMPK.

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2011 Jul 8

The study shows that treating human fat cells with ANP boosts fat breakdown and energy use exactly as claimed, and explains how it works through a specific cellular pathway.

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Atrial natriuretic peptide regulates lipid mobilization and oxygen consumption in human adipocytes by activating AMPK.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.05.143

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