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Abstract #2336

fMRI of Glucose Ingestion

Claudia Huerta1, John Li1, Timothy O. Duong2

1UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX, United States; 2UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States

This study used fMRI to investigate the neural networks responding to ingestion of a standardized glucose solution by correlation with blood glucose levels. In addition to identified hypothalamic activation, we detected a large neural network that regulates satiety. Future studies will examine subjects with eating disorders and correlate with temporal profiles of other blood markers (such as c-peptide) and behavioral data of satiety.

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