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Scanning electron microscopic analysis of intramyocellular lipid droplets in an animal model of type 2 diabetes.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Mar 2008
Fraenkel Merav, Weiss Ram, Leizerman Ilit, Anaby Debbie, Golomb Eliahu, Leibowitz Gil, Kaiser Nurit
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the accumulation pattern of intramyocellular lipids (IMCLs) in striated muscle during the development and progression of diabetes, using a novel scanning electron microscopic method. METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Hyperglycemia was induced by feeding diabetes-prone (DP) Psammomys obesus a high-energy (HE) diet. Lipid accumulation within gastrocnemius muscle fibers was assessed in formalin-fixed...
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