Adipose tissue and metabolic and inflammatory responses to stroke are altered in obese mice

Obesity is an independent risk factor for stroke, although several clinical studies have reported that obesity improves stroke outcome. Obesity is hypothesised to aid recovery by protecting against post-stroke catabolism. We therefore assessed whether obese mice had an altered metabolic and inflamma...

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Main Authors: Michael J. Haley, Graham Mullard, Katherine A. Hollywood, Garth J. Cooper, Warwick B. Dunn, Catherine B. Lawrence
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2017-10-01
Series:Disease Models & Mechanisms
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Online Access:http://dmm.biologists.org/content/10/10/1229