Common herbicides and fibrates block nutrient-sensing receptor found in gut and pancreas
Friday, October 9, 2009 - 11:42
in Health & Medicine
According to new research from the Monell Center and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, certain common herbicides and lipid-lowering fibrate drugs act in humans to block T1R3, a nutrient-sensing taste receptor also present in intestine and pancreas.