[Teklad diet, bedding and enrichment, Dietary phytoestrogen]
The good, the bad and the ugly effects, of dietary phytoestrogen in laboratory animal diets
Soybean meal, a common ingredient in laboratory animal diets, contains variable levels of phytoestrogens. These plant-derived compounds mimic the structure and function of estrogens in mammals and...
[Teklad diet, bedding and enrichment, NAFLD/NASH]
Understanding NASH: the 'silent' liver disease
The so-called “silent” liver disease of NASH ranks third for the leading causes of liver transplants and our global obesity epidemic has only increased the prevalence of NASH. Without an approved...
[Teklad diet, bedding and enrichment]
Understanding the effect of high-fat rodent diets on obesity phenotypes
Studying obesity, diabetes, insulin resistance, or other metabolic syndromes requires feeding rodents purified, high-fat diets, but at what age should a high-fat diet be introduced to a model? Which...
