使用间接热量计测量哥廷根迷你猪的能源消耗:验证和方法考虑

Simon K Bredum1,2, Julie Jacobsen3, Susanna Cirera4

  • 1Integrated Physiology Research, Novo Nordisk A/S, Måløv, Denmark. simonbredum@gmail.com.

Laboratory animal research
|February 22, 2025
PubMed
概括

哥廷根小猪在临床前肥胖药物研究方面表现有前途. 它们准确地反映了人类对能耗调节化合物的反应,验证了它们在开发新的肥胖治疗中使用的价值.

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