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Maternal influence of prolyl endopeptidase on fat mass of adult progeny.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Sept 2009
Warden C H, Fisler J S, Espinal G, Graham J, Havel P J, Perroud B
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BACKGROUND: Maternal genotype has lifetime effects on progeny, but few specific genes, and no proteases, are known to underlie maternal effects. Prolyl endopeptidase (PREP) is a serine protease with putative substrates that regulate appetite or milk production. OBJECTIVE: To test effects of PREP on obesity phenotypes in mice. DESIGN: Mice with a gene trap (GT) of PREP (PREP(gt/gt)) on the C57BL/6J (B6) background...
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