Obesity in the Otsuka Long Evans Tokushima Fatty Rat: Mechanisms and Discoveries

Understanding the neural systems underlying the controls of energy balance has been greatly advanced by identifying the deficits and underlying mechanisms in rodent obesity models. The current review focuses on the Otsuka Long Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rat obesity model. Since its recognition...

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Main Authors: Sheng Bi, Timothy H. Moran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnut.2016.00021/full