A transgenic mouse model for gene-nutrient interactions

Journal of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 172-177

  Kang, Jing X ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; Polyunsaturated fatty acids; Transgenic mouse modelcGene nutrient interactions

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; FAT; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; DIET; DIET RESTRICTION; FAT 1 GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LIPID COMPOSITION; MAMMAL; MODEL; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; EPISTASIS, GENETIC; FATTY ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; FOOD; GENES; LIPID METABOLISM; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUTRIGENOMICS; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MAMMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 45749134631     PISSN: 16616499     EISSN: 16616758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000119714     Document Type: Review

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