Energy budget, behavior and leptin in striped hamsters subjected to food restriction and refeeding.

Food restriction induces a loss of body mass that is often followed by rapid regaining of the lost weight when the restriction ends, consequently increasing a risk of development of obesity. To determine the physiological and behavioral mechanisms underlining the regaining, striped hamsters were res...

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Main Authors: Zhi-Jun Zhao, Qiao-Xia Zhu, Ke-Xin Chen, Yu-Kun Wang, Jing Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3553171?pdf=render