High-fat diet leads to a decreased methylation of the Mc4r gene in the obese BFMI and the lean B6 mouse lines

Journal of Applied Genetics

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 193-197

  Widiker, S ^a   Karst S ^a   Wagener, A ^a   Brockmann, G A ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Gene expression; Methylation pattern; Mus musculus; Obesity

Indexed keywords

MUS; MUS MUSCULUS; STEATOMYS PRATENSIS;

EID: 77952859811     PISSN: 12341983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03195727     Document Type: Article

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