Bypass Surgery Curbs Sugar Cravings (IMAGE)

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Bypass Surgery Curbs Sugar Cravings

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This graphic depicts how the duodenal-jejunal bypass surgery curbs sugar cravings by eliminating sugar-induced dopamine release specifically in the dorsal striatum.

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Han et al./<i>Cell Metabolism</i> 2015

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