C:12周以内嗅觉超灵敏小鼠(红)和普通小鼠(黑)体重的增长情况以及第40周是的对比
D:小鼠的总脂肪量(whole fat)、性腺位置脂肪量(gWAT)、腹股沟脂肪量(iWAT)和棕色脂肪量(BAT)的对比
这是不是意味着对于人类来说,失去嗅觉就能减肥或是不发胖呢?这是没有得到验证的,而且研究人员也指出,除了鼻子以外,我们的嘴也会承担一些嗅觉感受器的功能,所以如果只是捂住鼻子,那大概是没有用的。研究人员表示,如果在人类中能够验证这一现象的话,他们还是希望能够从神经通路入手来开发相应的抑制剂,而不是以影响嗅觉能力为代价。
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