Lipid metabolism, adipocyte depot physiology and utilization of meat animals as experimental models for metabolic research

Autor: Michael V. Dodson, Gary J. Hausman, LeLuo Guan, Min Du, Theodore P. Rasmussen, Sylvia P. Poulos, Priya Mir, Werner G. Bergen, Melinda E. Fernyhough, Douglas C. McFarland, Robert P. Rhoads, Beatrice Soret, James M. Reecy, Sandra G. Velleman, Zhihua Jiang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: International Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol 6, Iss 7, Pp 691-699 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1449-2288
Popis: Meat animals are unique as experimental models for both lipid metabolism and adipocyte studies because of their direct economic value for animal production. This paper discusses the principles that regulate adipogenesis in major meat animals (beef cattle, dairy cattle, and pigs), the definition of adipose depot-specific regulation of lipid metabolism or adipogenesis, and introduces the potential value of these animals as models for metabolic research including mammary biology and the ontogeny of fatty livers.
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