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Intermittent fasting boosts sexual behavior by limiting the central availability of tryptophan and serotonin

Xie, Kan, Wang, Chengfeng, Scifo, Enzo, Pearson, Brandon, Ryan, Devon, Henzel, Kristin, Markert, Astrid, Schaaf, Kristina, Mi, Xue, Tian, Xin, Jia, Jiajia, Wang, Meiqin, Bonn, Stefan, Schölling, Manuel, Möhl, Christoph, Bano, Daniele, Zhou, Yu, Ehninger, Dan·2025·Cell Metabolism
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Xie, K., Wang, C., Scifo, E., Pearson, B., Ryan, D., Henzel, K., Markert, A., Schaaf, K., Mi, X., Tian, X., Jia, J., Wang, M., Bonn, S., Schölling, M., Möhl, C., Bano, D., Zhou, Y., & Ehninger, D.
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Ehninger, Dan
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Cell Metabolism
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2025-05
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1189-1205.e7
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1550-4131
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10.1016/j.cmet.2025.03.001
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  • European Commission Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
  • Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (32071141, 32371211)
  • Qingdao University
  • European Commission

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