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Diet-induced obesity in zebrafish shares common pathophysiological pathways with mammalian obesity
21 Oct 2010
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Obesity is a multifactorial disorder influenced by genetic and environmental factors. Animal models of obesity are required to help us understand the signaling pathways underlying this condition. Zebrafish possess many structural and functional similarities with humans and have been used to model various human diseases, including a genetic model of obesity. The purpose of this study was to establish a...
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