Changes in gene expression foreshadow diet-induced obesity in genetically identical mice.

High phenotypic variation in diet-induced obesity in male C57BL/6J inbred mice suggests a molecular model to investigate non-genetic mechanisms of obesity. Feeding mice a high-fat diet beginning at 8 wk of age resulted in a 4-fold difference in adiposity. The phenotypes of mice characteristic of hig...

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Main Authors: Robert A Koza, Larissa Nikonova, Jessica Hogan, Jong-Seop Rim, Tamra Mendoza, Christopher Faulk, Jihad Skaf, Leslie P Kozak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-05-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1464831?pdf=render