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Altered hepatic lipid metabolism in mice lacking both the melanocortin type 4 receptor and low density lipoprotein receptor.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Lede Vera, Meusel Andrej, Garten Antje, Popkova Yulia, Penke Melanie, Franke Christin, Ricken Albert, Schulz Angela, Kiess Wieland, Huster Daniel, Schöneberg Torsten, Schiller Jürgen
Abstract excerpt
Obesity is often associated with dyslipidemia and hepatosteatosis. A number of animal models of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are established but they significantly differ in the molecular and biochemical changes depending on the genetic modification and diet used. Mice deficient for melanocortin type 4 receptor (Mc4rmut) develop hyperphagia, obesity, and subsequently NAFLD already under regular chow...
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