FAT/CD36 expression is not ablated in spontaneously hypertensive rats

There is doubt whether spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR; North American strain) are null for fatty acid translocase (FAT/CD36). Therefore, we examined whether FAT/CD36 is expressed in heart, muscle, liver and adipose tissue in SHR. Insulin resistance was present in SHR skeletal muscle. We confir...

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Main Authors: Arend Bonen, Xiao-Xia Han, Narendra N. Tandon, Jan F.C. Glatz, James Lally, Laelie A. Snook, Joost J. F.P. Luiken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-04-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520308725