Roles of Fatty Acid Oversupply and Impaired Oxidation in Lipid Accumulation in Tissues of Obese Rats

To test the roles of lipid oversupply versus oxidation in causing tissue lipid accumulation associated with insulin resistance/obesity, we studied in vivo fatty acid (FA) metabolism in obese (Obese) and lean (Lean) Zucker rats. Indices of local FA utilization and storage were calculated using the pa...

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Main Authors: Nicholas D. Oakes, Ann Kjellstedt, Pia Thalén, Bengt Ljung, Nigel Turner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Lipids
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/420754