Detection of thermogenesis in rodents in response to anti-obesity drugs and genetic modification
Many compounds and genetic manipulations are claimed to confer resistance to obesity in rodents by raising energy expenditure. Examples taken from recent and older literature, demonstrate that such claims are often based on measurements of energy expenditure after body composition has changed and d...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013-04-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Physiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2013.00064/full |