Reduction of dietary obesity in aP2-Ucp transgenic mice: Physiology and adipose tissue distribution

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 270, Issue 5 33-5, 1996, Pages

  Kopecký, Jan ^b   Hodný, Zdeněk ^b   Rossmeisl, Martin ^b   Syrový, Ivo ^b   Kozak, Leslie P ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b NONE

Author keywords

C57BL6 J mouse strain; high fat diet; thermogenesis; uncoupling protein; white fat mitochondria

Indexed keywords

LIPID BINDING PROTEIN; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; LIPID DIET; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NONSHIVERING THERMOGENESIS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0030013375     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1996.270.5.e768     Document Type: Article

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