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Ray K. Ng

Researcher at University of California, San Francisco

Publications -  1
Citations -  218

Ray K. Ng is an academic researcher from University of California, San Francisco. The author has contributed to research in topics: Steatosis & Hypermetabolism. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 194 citations.

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Mice fed a lipogenic methionine-choline-deficient diet develop hypermetabolism coincident with hepatic suppression of SCD-1.

TL;DR: It is found that MCD feeding causes profound hepatic suppression of the gene encoding stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase-1 (SCD-1) in the liver, which likely contributes to hypermetabolism and weight loss.