Genetic variation in the mouse model of Niemann Pick C1 affects female, as well as male, adiposity, and hepatic bile transporters but has indeterminate effects on caveolae.

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We have previously shown that male Npc1 heterozygous mice (Npc1(+/-)), as compared to homozygous wild-type mice (Npc1(+/+)), both maintained on the "lean" BALB/cJ genetic background, become obese on a high fat but not on a low fat diet. We have now extended this result for female heterozygous mice. When fed high-fat diet, the Npc1(+/-) white adipose weight is also increased in females, therefore following the...

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