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Phenotypic divergence in two lines of L-Fabp-/- mice reflects substrain differences and environmental modifiers.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology - 15 Oct 2015
Newberry Elizabeth P, Kennedy Susan, Xie Yan, Luo Jianyang, Jiang Hui, Ory Daniel S, Davidson Nicholas O
Abstract excerpt
Phenotypic divergence in diet-induced obesity (DIO) and hepatic steatosis has been reported in two independently generated lines of L-Fabp(-/-) mice [New Jersey (NJ) L-Fabp(-/-) vs. Washington University (WU) L-Fabp(-/-) mice]. We performed side-by-side studies to examine differences between the lines and investigate the role of genetic background, intestinal microbiota, sex, and diet in the divergent phenotypes....
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