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Protein in the brain uses energy status to influence maturation, body size, new research shows

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Scientists have identified how a protein in the brain uses information about the body’s energy balance to regulate growth rate and the onset of puberty in children. The research, scheduled to publish Nov. 3 in the journal Nature, centered on the melanocortin 3 receptor (MC3R), a member of a family of proteins that...