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Evolution and obesity: resistance of obese-prone rats to a challenge of food restriction and wheel running.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Mar 2010
Pierce W D, Diane A, Heth C D, Russell J C, Proctor S D
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The adaptive hypothesis that an obese-prone genotype confers a fitness advantage when challenged with food restriction and food-related locomotion was tested using a rat model. Juvenile (35-40 days) and adolescent (45-50 days) JCR:LA-cp rats, obese prone (cp/cp) and lean prone (+/?), were exposed...
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