2017
DOI: 10.4172/2155-6156.1000735
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Advances in the Use of Caenorhabditis Choose in the Nutritional Study of Obesity

Abstract: Obesity is characterized as a health problem of high prevalence worldwide, and to date, about two thirds of the US population is affected, generating a high financial cost for health management systems. Traditionally, the model for the study of obesity has been rodents, mainly rats and mice, and although the obesity field has progressed a lot, there has been a clear need for a cheaper and more efficient model. C. elegans is a small worm with a life expectancy of about 21 days that possesses rapid growth and fe… Show more

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