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Metabolic consequence of congenital asplenia caused by the Dominant hemimelia mutation in mice.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 1 Feb 2009
Suto Jun-ichi
Abstract excerpt
The potential roles of the spleen in lipid metabolism have been debated for the last 2 decades. Although there are some discrepancies among investigations, they are in agreement on the point that the spleen has roles in lipid metabolism. In the present study, role of the spleen in lipid metabolism was investigated by use of a hereditary asplenic mouse strain carrying a Dominant hemimelia (Dh) mutation. In studies...
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