Balance, Obesity and Type-2 Diabetes
Energy Balance Whether the net energy balance of an adult animal is positive or negative will depend upon energy intake versus energy expenditure as illustrated below (in growing animals another…
Manipulation of Mouse Metabolism.
In a typical experiment, animals of different genotypes or in different experimental conditions are challenged with one or more experimental diets, and their biological responses under these diets are compared…
of Overeating
Figure 1 Decreased activation in the caudate in response to milkshake receipt (contrasted with tasteless receipt) by weight change group over a 6-month period. Those that gained weight (solid line)…
Models of Obesity (DIO) in Rodents
Materials Adult male inbred mice, e.g., C57Bl6 (see Critical Parameters for considerations of age and group size) 60% Kcal fat, purified diet (Research Diets Inc., Harlan Teklad, Dyets Inc., Bio-Serv,…
