Lifelong Obesity in a Polygenic Mouse Model Prevents Age- and Diet-Induced Glucose Intolerance– Obes...
Lifelong Obesity in a Polygenic Mouse Model Prevents Age- and Diet-Induced Glucose Intolerance– Obesity Is No Road to Late-Onset Diabetes in Mice
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Visceral obesity holds a central position in the concept of the metabolic syndrome characterized by glucose intolerance in humans. However, until now it is unclear if obesity by itself is responsible for the development of glucose intolerance.
We have used a novel polygenic mouse model characterized by genetically fixed obesity (DU6) and address...
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Lifelong Obesity in a Polygenic Mouse Model Prevents Age- and Diet-Induced Glucose Intolerance– Obesity Is No Road to Late-Onset Diabetes in Mice
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1458259374
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1458259374
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0079788
