Unaltered TNF-α production by macrophages and monocytes in diet-induced obesity in the rat

• Main Authors: Jones Jessica E (Author), Bozinovski Steve (Author), Velkoska Elena (Author), Bedoui Sammy (Author), Anderson Gary P (Author), Morris Margaret J (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Recent findings have established an association between obesity and immune dysfunction. However, most of the studies investigating the effects of obesity on immune function have been carried out in genetically obese rodent models. Si...