A new role for a fat actor

Nature Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 272-273

  Hamilton, Bradford S ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAT; HORMONE; LEPTIN;

FEMALE INFERTILITY; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; DIET; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MICE; MICE, OBESE; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0029881826     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nm0396-272     Document Type: Short Survey

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