Pmch-Deficiency in Rats Is Associated with Normal Adipocyte Differentiation and Lower Sympathetic Adipose Drive

Joram D. Mul; Eoghan O’Duibhir; Yogendra B. Shrestha; Arjen Koppen; Peter Vargoviç; Pim W. Toonen; Eleen Zarebidaki; Richard Kvetnansky; Eric Kalkhoven; Edwin Cuppen; Timothy J. Bartness

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060214

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Pmch-Deficiency in Rats Is Associated with Normal Adipocyte Differentiation and Lower Sympathetic Adipose Drive

Joram D. Mul,

Current address: Metabolic Diseases Institute, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Affiliation Hubrecht Institute-KNAW and University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Eoghan O’Duibhir,

Affiliation Hubrecht Institute-KNAW and University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Yogendra B. Shrestha,

Affiliation Department of Biology, Neurobiology and Behavior Program, and Exploring and Testing Strategies for Obesity Reversal Center, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Arjen Koppen,

Affiliation Department of Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Peter Vargoviç,

Affiliation Laboratory for Stress Research, Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Bratislava, Slovakia
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Pim W. Toonen,

Affiliation Hubrecht Institute-KNAW and University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Eleen Zarebidaki,

Affiliation Department of Biology, Neurobiology and Behavior Program, and Exploring and Testing Strategies for Obesity Reversal Center, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Richard Kvetnansky,

Affiliation Laboratory for Stress Research, Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Bratislava, Slovakia
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Eric Kalkhoven,

Affiliation Department of Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Edwin Cuppen,

Affiliations Hubrecht Institute-KNAW and University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Timothy J. Bartness

* E-mail: bartness@gsu.edu

Affiliation Department of Biology, Neurobiology and Behavior Program, and Exploring and Testing Strategies for Obesity Reversal Center, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Pmch-Deficiency in Rats Is Associated with Normal Adipocyte Differentiation and Lower Sympathetic Adipose Drive

Joram D. Mul,
Eoghan O’Duibhir,
Yogendra B. Shrestha,
Arjen Koppen,
Peter Vargoviç,
Pim W. Toonen,
Eleen Zarebidaki,
Richard Kvetnansky,
Eric Kalkhoven,
Edwin Cuppen

Published: March 26, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0060214

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