Identification of four chromosomal loci determining obesity in a multifactorial mouse model

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 1545-1552

  Warden, Craig H ^a,b   Fisler, Janis S ^a   Shoemaker, Susan M ^a   Wen, Ping Zi ^a   Svenson, Karen L ^a   Pace, Mario J ^a   Lusis, Aldons J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cholesterol; genetics; linkage (genetics); lipoproteins; obesity

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LIVER TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHROMOSOME 12; CHROMOSOME 15; CHROMOSOME 6; CHROMOSOME 7; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC LINKAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0028937971     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI117827     Document Type: Article

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