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Comparative hepatic proteome analysis between lean and obese rats fed a high-fat diet reveals the existence of gender differences.
Proteomics - 1 Jan 2012
Wang Xia, Choi Jung-Won, Oh Tae Seok, Choi Duk Kwon, Mukherjee Rajib, Liu Hao, Yun Jong Won
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Gender differences in obesity stem from metabolic and hormonal differences between sexes and contribute to differences between women and men in health risks attributable to obesity. We hypothesized that liver may be an ideal target for the evaluation of gender differences in obesity development in response to a high-fat diet (HFD). Therefore, to test this hypothesis, we performed a global proteome analysis in the...
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