Animal models of obesity and diabetes mellitus

Animal models of obesity and diabetes mellitusAnimal models of obesity and diabetes mellitus, Published online: 19 January 2018; doi:10.1038/nrendo.2017.161Animal models are necessary for the discovery, validation and optimization of novel therapeutics. Here, Matthias Tschöp and colleagues consolidate the key information on the currently available animal models of obesity and diabetes mellitus and highlight the advantages, limitations and important caveats of each of these models.
Source: Nature Reviews Endocrinology - Category: Endocrinology Authors: Source Type: research