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Intrinsic Heterogeneity in Adipose Tissue of Fat-specific Insulin Receptor Knock-out Mice Is Associated with Differences in Patterns of Gene Expression
1 Jul 2004
Abstract excerpt
Mice with a fat-specific insulin receptor knock-out (FIRKO) have reduced adipose tissue mass, are protected against obesity, and have an extended life span. White adipose tissue of FIRKO mice is also characterized by a polarization into two major populations of adipocytes, one small (<50 microm) and one large (>100 microm), which differ with regard to basal triglyceride synthesis and lipolysis, as well as in the...
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