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Julio Ayala PhD
Faculty Contributor
Technical expertise: Utilizing isotope tracers to study metabolism using clamping technology and methods to study feeding and reward behavior in rodents
Organs of interest: Brain, liver, muscle and adipose tissue
Research focus: My work examines brain regions and mechanisms that mediate the effects of the gut hormone glucagon-like peptide-1 (Glp1) on homeostatic, and reward feeding.
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