Objective: To study the brown adipose tissue (BAT) characteristic genes expression in diet-induced obesity-resistant (DIO-R) and diet-induced obesity (DIO) rats .
Methods: Forty male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into control group and high-fat group and they were fed with basic diet and high-fat diet respectively for 5 weeks. DIO-R and DIO rats were selected according to their body weight, then the intake of diet and body fat contents were measured, the expression levels of BAT specifi...