Recombinant ob protein reduces feeding and body weight in the ob/ob mouse

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 2065-2070

  Weigle, David S ^a,c   Bukowski, Thomas R ^b   Foster, Donald C ^b   Holderman, Susan ^b   Kramer, Janet M ^b   Lasser, Gerry ^b   Lofton Day, Catherine E ^b   Prunkard, Donna E ^b   Raymond, Christopher ^b   Kuijper, Joseph L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ZYMOGENETICS INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

adipose tissue; appetite; energy balance; obesity; satiety

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEXAHISTIDINE; HISTIDINE DERIVATIVE; INSULIN; MESSENGER RNA; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEEDING; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RAT; SATIETY;

EID: 0028825577     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI118254     Document Type: Article

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