Daylight hours impact opioid receptor levels in brown fat - EurekAlert
Researchers from the Turku PET Centre, Finland, have observed that the length of daylight hours impacts opioid receptor levels in brown fat. When daylight hours shorten, the receptor activity levels elevate. A similar phenomenon also takes place in the brain.…
image: Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) detects mu-opioid receptors in rat brown fat and brain.view more
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