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Circadian phenotyping of obese and diabetic db/db mice.
Biochimie - 1 May 2016
Grosbellet Edith, Dumont Stephanie, Schuster-Klein Carole, Guardiola-Lemaitre Beatrice, Pevet Paul, Criscuolo François, Challet Etienne
Abstract excerpt
Growing evidence links metabolic disorders to circadian alterations. Genetically obese db/db mice, lacking the long isoform of leptin receptor, are a recognized model of type 2 diabetes. In this study, we aimed at characterizing the potential circadian alterations of db/db mice in comparison to db/+ control mice. By using telemetry devices, we first reported arrhythmicity in general activity of most db/db mice...
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