Lead Exposure Induces Weight Gain in Adult Rats, Accompanied by DNA Hypermethylation.

Previous studies have revealed the association of lead (Pb) exposure with obesity. DNA methylation alteration has been suggested to be one of the regulatory mechanisms of obesity. We aimed to explore whether Pb exposure is related with weight gain and DNA methylation alteration.Male adult 8 week Wis...

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Main Authors: Honglin Sun, Ningjian Wang, Xiaomin Nie, Li Zhao, Qin Li, Zhen Cang, Chi Chen, Meng Lu, Jing Cheng, Hualing Zhai, Fangzhen Xia, Lin Ye, Yingli Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5249225?pdf=render