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Example sentences for: fasting

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Reduction in hypothalamic melanocortin tone, caused by reduction in proopiomelanocortin (POMC) mRNA and elevation in agouti-related peptide (AGRP) mRNA, is thought to play a key role in mediating nutritional effects on neuroendocrine function [ 1 2 ] . Thus fasting [ 3 4 ] , insulin deficiency [ 5 ] , and leptin deficiency [ 4 ] are all associated with reduced hypothalamic melanocortin tone.
Together these results suggest that an elevation of corticosterone is necessary for reduction in melanocortin tone during fasting and with diabetes and is sufficient to induce hypothalamic AGRP mRNA but not to reduce POMC expression.
Fasting plasma glucose and insulin levels were calculated as the average of three fasting samples.
L: I understand that, when none of these ideas worked, you recommended that the patient try to lose weight by fasting.
"I always wanted you to admire my fasting," said the hunger artist.