Researchers reveal sex-dimorphic functions of intestinal MCT1 in regulating metabolic homeostasis

A team of researchers led by Prof. Chen Yan from Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health (SINH) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed, for the first time, that intestinal monocarboxylate transporter 1 (MCT1) can regulate glucose homeostasis and energy metabolism in a sex-dimorphic pattern. The study was published online in Life Metabolism.

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