Slc7a8 Deletion Is Protective against Diet-Induced Obesity and Attenuates Lipid Accumulation in Multiple Organs
Name of faculty and department: Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine, and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Name of 1st author: Reabetswe Pitere
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Name of additional Authors: Reabetswe R. Pitere, Marlene B. van Heerden, Michael S. Pepper and Melvin A. Ambele
Submitting authority – Faculty of Health Sciences
Name of 'submitter' – Prof Flavia Senkubuge, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences (they ask for the dean's details)
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