Mice Lacking L-Fabp Gene (IMAGE)

WashU Medicine

Mice Lacking L-Fabp Gene

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Mice lacking the L-Fabp gene (left) don't become obese on a high-fat diet like normal mice. But while they remain lean, the L-Fabp mice do develop gallstones at high rates.

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Washington University School of Medicine

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