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A-ZIP/F-1 mice lacking white fat: a model for understanding lipoatrophic diabetes.
International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity - 1 Nov 2000
Reitman M L, Gavrilova O
Abstract excerpt
The A-ZIP/F-1 mouse is lacking virtually all white adipose tissue. Like humans with extensive deficiencies of adipose tissue, the A-ZIP/F-1 mice develop a severe form of insulin resistant diabetes. We have studied the physiology of the A-ZIP/F-1 mice. Their adaptation to fasting is notable for its rapidity and the use of torpor, a hibernation-like state, to minimize energy needs. Transplantation of adipose tissue...
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