The β3-adrenergic receptor – a cause and cure of obesity?

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 333, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 382-383

  Arner, Peter ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 3 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; EDITORIAL; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; LIPID OXIDATION; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; HUMAN; OBESITY; POINT MUTATION; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA-3;

EID: 0029084089     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199508103330612     Document Type: Editorial

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