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Resistance to body fat gain in 'double-muscled' mice fed a high-fat diet.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 May 2006
Hamrick M W, Pennington C, Webb C N, Isales C M
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OBJECTIVE: To determine if myostatin deficiency attenuates body fat gain with increased dietary fat intake. METHODS: Normal and myostatin-deficient mice were fed control (8-10 kcal %fat) and high-fat (HF) (45 kcal %fat) diets for a period of 8 weeks, starting at 2 months of age. Body composition, including percent body fat, lean mass, and fat mass, were measured using DXA. Serum adipokines were measured using a...
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