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[Feeding behavior and glycemic profile in two lines of rats with genetic diabetes].
Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud - 1 Dec 2005
Montenegro Silvana Marisa, Tarrés María Cristina, Picena Juan Carlos, Martínez Stella Maris
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Food intake can aggravate diabetes in humans and in animal models. In rat model systems, the eSMT rat strain shows increased diabetes expression and higher biomass than its eSS parental line. OBVJECTIVE: The feeding behavior of eSMT and eSS males was compared under conditions of ad libitum versus restrictive food intake. The effects on rat weight and glycemia were examined. MATERIALS AND METHODS:...
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