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Genetic control of ATGL-mediated lipolysis modulates adipose triglyceride stores in leptin-deficient mice.
Journal of lipid research - 1 May 2012
Marcelin Genevieve, Liu Shun-Mei, Li Xiaosong, Schwartz Gary J, Chua Streamson
Abstract excerpt
Dissecting the genetics of complex traits such as obesity allows the identification of causal genes for disease. Here, we show that the BALB/c mouse strain carries genetic variants that confer resistance to obesity induced by leptin-deficiency or a high-fat diet (HFD). We set out to identify the physiological and genetic bases underlying this phenotype. When compared with C57BL6/J ob/ob mice (B6), BALB/c ob/ob...
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