Chapter 47.3, Problem 3EQ

Summary Introduction

To determine: The predictions related to the body weight of db and ob mice when they are parabiosed with one another.

Introduction: In 1970, a Canadian-American researcher, Douglas Coleman, performed a series of experiments for revealing a satiety factor in mammals. The researcher was interested in knowing the interesting facts about the regulation of body mass of animals. He used two mutant strains (db and ob) of mice and one wt (wild-type) mice during the experiment.