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Restoration of gallstone susceptibility by leptin in C57BL/6J ob/ob mice.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Jun 2003
Hyogo Hideyuki, Roy Suheeta, Cohen David E
Abstract excerpt
The absence of leptin due to the ob mutation leads to obesity and confers resistance to diet-induced cholesterol gallstone formation in otherwise susceptible C57BL/6J mice. To investigate contributions of obesity and leptin to gallstone susceptibility, C57BL/6J ob/ob mice were treated daily with i.p. saline or recombinant murine leptin at low (1 microgram/g bw) or high (10 microgram/g bw) doses and were pair-fed...
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