BioMed Research International
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 617569, 19 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/617569
Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Metabolic Syndrome: A Study in WNIN/Ob Rats from a Pancreatic Perspective
1Department of Biochemistry/Stem Cell Research, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai-Osmania (P.O), Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500007, India
2Laboratory 12, National Center for Cell Sciences, NCCS Complex, Pune University Campus, Ganeshkhind, Pune, Maharashtra 411007, India
3Division of Community Studies, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500007, India
4Manipal Institute of Regenerative Medicine, GKVK Post, Bellary Road, Allalasandra, Yelahanka, Bangalore, Karnataka 560065, India
5National Center for Laboratory Animal Sciences, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500007, India
Received 16 July 2013; Revised 9 November 2013; Accepted 11 November 2013
Academic Editor: Oreste Gualillo
Copyright © 2013 Vijayalakshmi Venkatesan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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