Wnt10b Inhibits Obesity in ob/ob and Agouti Mice
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Wnt10b inhibits obesity in ob/ob and agouti mice.
The Wnt family of secreted signaling molecules has profound effects on diverse developmental processes, including the fate of mesenchymal progenitors. While activation of Wnt signaling blocks adipogenesis, inhibition of endogenous Wnt/beta-catenin signaling by Wnt10b promotes spontaneous preadipocyte differentiation. Transgenic mice with expression of Wnt10b from the FABP4 promoter (FABP4-Wnt10...
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عنوان ژورنال: Diabetes
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0012-1797,1939-327X
DOI: 10.2337/db06-1339