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The db/db mouse is a genetically mutated mouse in which leptin receptors do not function properly. The db / db mouse is extremely obese and has many of the metabolic defects (hyperphagia, hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, and infertility) found in ob/ob mouse.
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Mizuno, T. (2010). db/db Mouse. In: Stolerman, I.P. (eds) Encyclopedia of Psychopharmacology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68706-1_1332
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