Susceptibility to obesity and gallbladder stasis produced by a protein- and fat-enriched diet in male mice compared with female mice

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The frequency of Japanese subjects over 20 years old with metabolic syndrome is 45.6% in men but just 16.7% in women. The reason why Japanese male subjects are more susceptible to metabolic syndrome than women is unknown. One possibi...

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Main Authors: Takiguchi Soichi, Akimoto Saeko, Sekime Ayako, Ohta Minoru, Kanai Setsuko, Miyasaka Kyoko, Funakoshi Akihiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-06-01
Series:Nutrition & Metabolism
Online Access:http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/4/1/14

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