Molecular pathogenesis of obesity;Molekulare Pathogenese der Adipositas

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 121, Issue 37, 1996, Pages 1134-1138

  Spitzweg, C ^a   Hofbauer, L C ^a   Landgraf, R ^a   Heufelder, A E ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; CYTOKINE RECEPTOR; LEPTIN RECEPTOR;

GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CARRIER PROTEINS; HUMANS; LEPTIN; OBESITY; PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, CYTOKINE;

EID: 0029815002     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1043117     Document Type: Review

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