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Fig. 5 | Biology of Sex Differences

Fig. 5

From: Sex-specific lipid molecular signatures in obesity-associated metabolic dysfunctions revealed by lipidomic characterization in ob/ob mouse

Fig. 5

Sex differences in hepatic regulation of key genes of the FA and PL biosynthesis pathways. Graphical illustration of the transcriptional regulation of the a saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis pathways; b Phosphocholine/Lysophosphatidylcholine and Phosphoethanolamine/Lysophosphatidyl-ethanolamine synthesis pathways in F and M mouse liver. Blue denotes higher hepatic expression in male and pink in female mice; black shows no difference between sexes. Abbreviations: Elovl: fatty acid elongase, Scd: fatty acid desaturase, Ck: choline kinase, Ct: choline transferase, Ek: ethanolamine kinase, Et: ethanolamine transferase, Pemt: phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase and Lp-Pla2: Lipoprotein associated phospholipase A2

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