Photoperiod induced obesity in the Brandt's vole (Lasiopodomys brandtii): a model of 'healthy obesity'?

• Main Authors: Xin-Yu Liu (Author), Deng-Bao Yang (Author), Yan-Chao Xu (Author), Marianne O. L. Gronning (Author), Fang Zhang (Author), De-Hua Wang (Author), John R. Speakman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Company of Biologists, 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Brandt's voles have an annual cycle of body weight and adiposity. These changes can be induced in the laboratory by manipulation of photoperiod. In the present study, male captive-bred Brandt's voles aged 35 days were acclimated to a short day (SD) photoperiod (8L:16D) for 70 days. A subgr...