Regulation of obese gene expression in KK mice and congenic lethal yellow obese KKA(y) mice

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 271, Issue 2 34-2, 1996, Pages

  Hayase, Minoru ^b   Ogawa, Yoshihiro ^a   Katsuura, Goro ^b   Shintaku, Haruyuki ^b   Hosoda, Kiminori ^b   Nakao, Kazuwa ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

adipose tissue; agouti gene; leptin; obesity

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; MESSENGER RNA; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC OBESITY; EPIDIDYMIS FAT; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MESENTERY BLOOD VESSEL; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE;

EID: 0029742921     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1996.271.2.e333     Document Type: Article

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