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Sexual dimorphism in lipid metabolic phenotype associated with old age in Sprague-Dawley rats.
Experimental gerontology - 1 Sept 2004
Sanguino E, Bejarano R, Alegret M, Sánchez R M, Vázquez-Carrera M, Laguna J C
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Aged male rats show a decrease in liver PPARalpha. We aimed to determine if the sexual dimorphism in lipid metabolism observed in the PPARalpha-/- mouse is also present in senescent rats. RESULTS: Eighteen-month old rats were obese and presented high plasma NEFA concentrations. Old male rats were more hypercholesterolemic and hyperleptinemic than females, presenting a higher content in hepatic...
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