Why might serotonin be useful in combating obesity in humans?

What will be an ideal response?


Serotonin agonists (e.g. fenfluramine, dexfenfluramine, fluoxetine) have been shown to reduce hunger, eating, and body weight in obese humans under some conditions

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The molecule that fits into the active site of an enzyme and reacts with the enzyme is

A. always a carbohydrate. B. an analog. C. always a protein. D. always broken down by the enzyme. E. a substrate.

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Who, among the following, was the earliest

naturalist?

a. Darwin b. Plato c. Mendel d. Galileo e. Aristotle

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Which of these groups is characterized by a lack of symmetry (neither radial nor bilateral)?

A) Cnidarians B) Chordates C) Arthropods D) Flatworms E) Sponges

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When blood sugar levels are running low, the body would produce more:

A) insulin than glucagon. B) insulin than cortisol. C) insulin than adrenaline. D) glycogen than insulin. E) glucagon than insulin.

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