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FTO Is a Relevant Factor for the Development of the Metabolic Syndrome in Mice

The metabolic syndrome is a worldwide problem mainly caused by obesity. FTO was found to be a obesity-risk gene in humans and FTO deficiency in mice led to reduction in adipose tissue. Thus, FTO is an important factor for the development of obesity. Leptin-deficient mice are a well characterized mod...

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Autores principales: Ikels, Kathrin, Kuschel, Stefanie, Fischer, Julia, Kaisers, Wolfgang, Eberhard, Daniel, Rüther, Ulrich
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4140775/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25144618
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0105349