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Mendeley readers
| Title |
Frugal fat or munificent muscle: genomic imprinting and metabolism
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| Published in |
BMC Biology, December 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12915-014-0104-2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
David Haig |
| Abstract |
Variation in body composition is a popular obsession. The culturally 'ideal' body type is light on fat and heavy on muscle but the human population is collectively laying on fat. A new study finds antagonistic effects of two imprinted genes, Grb10 and Dlk1, on body composition in mice. These findings pose the question whether there is an evolutionary conflict between genes of maternal and paternal origin over the optimal proportions of body fat and lean muscle mass.See research article: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/12/99. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 7 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | 57% |
| Ireland | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 2 | 29% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 86% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 14 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 14 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 5 | 36% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 21% |
| Other | 1 | 7% |
| Professor | 1 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 7% |
| Other | 2 | 14% |
| Unknown | 1 | 7% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 36% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 21% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 7% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1 | 7% |
| Other | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 2 | 14% |