Transgenerational inheritance of insulin resistance in offspring of white rice-fed female fruit flies

Diabetes mellitus is a global pandemic that is also fast rising in Africa, including Nigeria. Chronic consumption of white rice (WR) increases the risk of developing insulin resistance (IR) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Similarly, Drosophila melanogaster is a suitable model organism for studying metabo...

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Published in:	Scientific African
Main Authors:	Kehinde Ahmad Adeshina, Kasimu Ghandi Ibrahim, Murtala Bello Abubakar, Mustapha Umar Imam
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-06-01
Subjects:	White rice Brown ricel Insulin resistance Transgenerational inheritance Drosophila melanogaster
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468227624001546