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Summary
Twenty-four normal and 16 obese mice were injected with radioactive propionate and the tag was followed into CO2, non-saponifiable lipids, fatty acids, glycogen, urine and feces. Propionate is a precursor for body fat synthesis in the whole animal. Conversion of propionate to lipids was greater in obese than in lean mice.
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