Predation risk modulates diet-induced obesity in male C57BL/6 mice

Objective In this study, the behavioral and physiological changes induced by experimentally varying the risk of predation in male mice fed a high-fat diet were examined. In particular, the study aimed to assess whether the risk of being predated modulates the body weight gain, providing an ecologica...

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Main Author: Monarca, Rita I. (author)
Other Authors: Mathias, Maria da Luz (author), Wang, Dehua (author), Speakman, John R. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 1000
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/17188
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/17188