Abstract
Summary
A rat mutation leading to obesity noticeable by 5 weeks of age and produced on a low fat stock diet is described. It is associated with approximately normal blood sugar levels, but with a spectacular hyper-lipemia, involving a 10-fold rise in total fatty acids, 4-fold rise in cholesterol and lipid phosphorus, and a milky appearance of the blood serum.
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