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Deficiency of Growth Differentiation Factor 3 Protects against Diet-Induced Obesity by Selectively Acting on White Adipose
14 Nov 2008
Abstract excerpt
Growth differentiation factor 3 (GDF3) is a member of the TGFbeta superfamily. White adipose is one of the tissues in which Gdf3 is expressed, and it is the only tissue in which expression increases in response to high-fat diet. We generated Gdf3-/- mice, which were indistinguishable from wild-type mice and had normal weight curves on regular diet. However, on high-fat diet Gdf3-/- mice were resistant to the...
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