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Neuropeptidergic characterization of the leptin receptor mutated obese Koletsky rat.
Regulatory peptides - 15 Jun 2004
Keen Rhinehart Erin, Kalra Satya P, Kalra Pushpa S
Abstract excerpt
Leptin regulates energy homeostasis and reproduction as evidenced by dysfunctions characterized in several genetic models of leptin pathway deficiency, such as the ob/ob and db/db mice and fa/fa Zucker rat. An additional model, the obese (f/f) Koletsky rat with a nonsense leptin receptor mutation has not been fully characterized. These rats are obese, hyperphagic, diabetic, and infertile; however, little else is...
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