| abstract |
The present invention relates to methods for testing a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for hyperlipemia. In particular, the present invention provides methods for testing the anti-therapeutic or preventive effect of test substances on hyperlipemia by detecting the expression levels of genes involved in the regulation of neutral blood fat, and for nucleic acid probes, primers, and antibodies useful in the method. The invention further provides kits for testing a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for hyperlipemia. SHE |