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Spirulina reduces diet-induced obesity through downregulation of lipogenic genes expression in Psammomys obesus

Asma BouazzaHamza SaidiEl Hadj Ahmed KoceirAbdenour BounihiAziz HichamiNaim Akhtar Khan

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Spirulina (genus)medicine.medical_specialtybiologyPhysiology030209 endocrinology & metabolismGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseasebiology.organism_classificationObesity03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineEndocrinologyInsulin resistanceDownregulation and upregulation030220 oncology & carcinogenesisPhysiology (medical)Internal medicineLipogenesismedicinePsammomysMetabolic syndromeGene

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The present study evaluates the protective effect of spirulina against diet-induced obesity and metabolic disorders in Psammomys obesus, an animal model of metabolic syndrome. Psammomys obesus live...

https://doi.org/10.1080/13813455.2020.1743724