The contribution of animal models to the study of obesity

Laboratory Animals

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 413-432

  Speakman, John ^a   Hambly, Catherine ^a   Mitchell, Sharon ^a   Król, Elzbieta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal models; Caloric restriction; Dieting; Genetic modification; Genetics; Obesity

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; PLACEBO; RIMONABANT;

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BREEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE MODEL; DNA MODIFICATION; DOG; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE LOSS; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; LIPID DIET; LOW CALORY DIET; MUTATION RATE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIMATE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; OBESITY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MUS; PRIMATES; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 55049110154     PISSN: 00236772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/la.2007.006067     Document Type: Review

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