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Distinct phenotypes of obesity-prone AKR/J, DBA2J and C57BL/6J mice compared to control strains.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Jan 2006
Alexander J, Chang G Q, Dourmashkin J T, Leibowitz S F
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OBJECTIVE: To characterize and compare three obesity-prone inbred strains, AKR/J, DBA/2J and C57BL/6J, to three control strains, C3H/HeJ, BALB/cByJ and C57L/J, selected based on their normal eating patterns and moderate weight gain on high-calorie diets. METHODS AND PROCEDURES: These six strains were examined at 5 weeks of age while still of normal body weight, and they were maintained for 1 day or 3 weeks on...
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