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Substrate cycling in lean and obese Zucker rats.
International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity - 1 May 1994
Chatzidakis C, Lazarus D D, Stein T P
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to compare substrate cycling in lean and obese Zucker rats under conditions where there was (i) a nominal excess or (ii) a deficit in energy intake. Protein turnover was assessed by measuring protein synthesis and breakdown using 15N glycine as the tracer. Glucose/glucose-6-phosphate cycling was calculated from the difference in the glucose appearance rates measured using 2-D- and...
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