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Insulin sensitivity is associated with the observed variation of de novo lipid synthesis and body composition in finishing pigs

Authors: Hector Hernando Salgado, Candido Pomar, Marie-France Palin, Hélène Lapierre, Marie-Pierre Létourneau-Montminy, John P Cant, Aline Remus

Publication Date: 2022/8/26

Variations in body composition among pigs can be associated with insulin sensitivity given the insulin anabolic effect. The study objectives were to characterize this association and to compare de novo lipogenesis and the gene expression in the adipose tissue of pigs of the same genetic background.

Read it here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-18799-0