Identification of a nutrient-sensing transcriptional network in monocytes by using inbred rat models on a cafeteria diet

• Main Authors: Neus Martínez-Micaelo (Author), Noemi González-Abuín (Author), Ximena Terra (Author), Ana Ardévol (Author), Montserrat Pinent (Author), Enrico Petretto (Author), Jacques Behmoaras (Author), Mayte Blay (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Company of Biologists, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Obesity has reached pandemic levels worldwide. The current models of diet-induced obesity in rodents use predominantly high-fat based diets that do not take into account the consumption of variety of highly palatable, energy-dense foods that are prevalent in Western society. We and others have shown...