Common herbicides and fibrates block nutrient-sensing receptor found in gut and pancreas

Sunday, October 11, 2009 - 07:21 in Health & Medicine

According to new research from the Monell Centre 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...

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