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Ventilatory behavior and metabolism in two strains of obese rats.
Respiration physiology - 1 Jan 2001
Strohl K P, Thomas A J
Abstract excerpt
This study examined differences in metabolism and ventilatory responsiveness in the Zucker (Z) and Koletsky (K) rat which each carry a different recessive mutation of the leptin receptor gene. The Null hypothesis was that the obese (homozygous) rats from the strains would not differ among the variables assessed. Male and female rats of obese and lean phenotypes were studied, with 5-6 animals in each group....
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