WNIN/GR-Ob - an insulin-resistant obese rat model from inbred WNIN strain

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 134, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 320-329

  Harishankar, N ^a   Vajreswari, A ^a   Giridharan, N V ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

Author keywords

Hyperinsulinaemia; Hyperleptinaemia; Impaired glucose tolerance; Lean body mass; TOBEC

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERLEPTINEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; INTRAVENOUS GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; RAT; RAT STRAIN; WNINGR OB RAT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; INDIA; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 80054764809     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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