Adrenalectomy reverses pre-existing obesity in adult genetically obese (ob/ob) mice

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 232-235

  Feldkircher, K M ^a   Mistry, A M ^a   Romsos, D R ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenalectomy; Body energy; Environmental temperature; Food intake; Genetically obese (ob ob) mice

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HYPERPHAGIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HYPERPHAGIA; MICE; MICE, OBESE; OBESITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030003635     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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