date:Jul 10, 2012
an be modulated through mu-opioid receptors (MORs) which also bind morphine on nerves found in the walls of the major blood vessel that drains blood from the gut (the portal vein).
Specifically, they said, stimulating the receptors enhances food intake, while blocking them suppresses intake.
They found that digested dietary proteins stimulatethese MORs, thus curbing appetite. The peptides send signals to the brain that are then transmitted back to the gut to stimulate the intestine to releas