The number of X chromosomes causes sex differences in adiposity in mice

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Chen, Xuqi ^a   McClusky, Rebecca ^a   Chen, Jenny ^b   Beaven, Simon W ^b   Tontonoz, Peter ^b   Arnold, Arthur P ^a   Reue, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SRY GENE; WEIGHT GAIN; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; GONAD; LIPID DIET; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

MUS;

INSULIN; LIPID; SEX HORMONE;

ADIPOSITY; ANIMALS; DIET, HIGH-FAT; FEMALE; GONADAL HORMONES; GONADS; INSULIN; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS; MALE; MICE; OBESITY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES; WEIGHT GAIN; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 84863702634     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002709     Document Type: Article

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