Severe but not moderate vitamin B12 deficiency impairs lipid profile, induces adiposity and leads to adverse gestational outcome in female C57BL/6 mice
Vitamin B12 deficiency is widely prevalent in women of childbearing age especially in developing countries. In the present study, through dietary restriction, we have established mouse models of severe and moderate vitamin B12 deficiencies to elucidate the impact on body composition, biochemical par...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Nutrition |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnut.2016.00001/full |