growth/size/body
• following a 16 hours fast, body weight regain is improved 54% compared to in similarly treated wild-type mice
• however, energy absorption and fecal energy content is normal
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• when fed a high fat diet, female mice exhibit a 10% increase in body weight after 9 weeks unlike similarly treated wild-type mice
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adipose tissue
• when fed a high fat diet, female mice exhibit a 29% increase in body fat mass unlike wild-type mice
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homeostasis/metabolism
• when fed a high fat diet, female mice exhibit a 10% increase in body weight after 9 weeks unlike similarly treated wild-type mice
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• mice are insensitive to treatment with NMU showing no increase in grooming or paw licking, and female mice fail to exhibit anorexic effects in response to long-term NMU treatment
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