ey0015.11-10 | Smelling, tasting and weight gain | ESPEYB15
CE Riera
, E Tsaousidou
, J Halloran
, P Follett
, O Hahn
, MMA Pereira
, LE Ruud
, J Alber
, K Tharp
, CM Anderson
, H Brönneke
, B Hampel
, CDM Filho
, A Stahl
, JC Brüning
, A Dillin
To read the full abstract: Cell Metab. 2017, Volume 26, Issue 1 Riera et al. developed ways to temporarily eliminate the sense of smell in adult mice. They discovered that mice lacking smell could eat a high-fat diet and stay significantly thinner than littermates with a normal sense of smell. Conversely, mice with hyperosmia gained more weight than wild-type mice on a high-fat diet. ...