Caloric Restriction and Gene Expression in Agouti Mice (1994)

Title:

Caloric Restriction and Gene Expression in Agouti Mice

Key words:

calories, diet-regulated genes

Research Institution:

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Location:

Illinois

Researcher:

Willard J Visek

Project Description:

Dr. Visek investigated how dietary fat and calories alter the expression of genes to enhance the development of breast cancer. By identifying individual diet-regulated genes, particularly those which respond to caloric restriction, Dr. Visek studied their expression during tumor formation under various dietary conditions.