The Claim
In male mice, protein restriction induces mitochondrial adaptations in adipose tissue, and these adaptations are absent in FGF21-knockout mice, indicating that FGF21 is required for these metabolic changes.
What the research says
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When male mice are fed a low-protein diet, their fat tissue undergoes changes in mitochondrial function, but these changes do not occur if the mice lack the FGF21 protein, showing that FGF21 is necessary for the metabolic response to protein restriction.
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In male mice, the mitochondrial adaptations in adipose tissue induced by protein restriction are absent in FGF21-knockout mice, suggesting FGF21 is necessary for these metabolic changes.
What the research says
1 studyWhen mice eat less protein, their fat cells change how they use energy, but only if they have a special protein called FGF21. If mice don’t have FGF21, those changes don’t happen — so FGF21 is needed for the change.
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