Selective breeding for diet-induced obesity and resistance in Sprague- Dawley rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 2 42-2, 1997, Pages

  Levin, Barry E ^a,b   Dunn Meynell, Ambrose A ^a,b   Balkan, Bork ^c   Keesey, Richard E ^d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d Sandoz Pharma Ltd   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Energy balance; Genetic; Glucose; Insulin; Norepinephrine

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030774390     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.273.2.r725     Document Type: Article

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