Body fat accumulation in zebrafish is induced by a diet rich in fat and reduced by supplementation with green tea extract.

Fat-rich diets not only induce obesity in humans but also make animals obese. Therefore, animals that accumulate body fat in response to a high-fat diet (especially rodents) are commonly used in obesity research. The effect of dietary fat on body fat accumulation is not fully understood in zebrafish...

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Main Authors: Shinichi Meguro, Takahiro Hasumura, Tadashi Hase
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4364667?pdf=render