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Sex-Dependent Effects of HO-1 Deletion from Adipocytes in Mice.
International journal of molecular sciences - 11 Mar 2017
Hosick Peter A, Weeks Mary Frances, Hankins Michael W, Moore Kyle H, Stec David E
Abstract excerpt
Induction of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) has been demonstrated to decrease body weight and improve insulin sensitivity in several models of obesity in rodents. To further study the role of HO-1 in adipose tissue, we created an adipose-specific HO-1 knockout mouse model. Male and female mice were fed either a control or a high-fat diet for 30 weeks. Body weights were measured weekly and body composition, fasting blood...
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