Evidence that reduced leptin levels, but not an aberrant sequence of leptin or its receptor, contribute to the obesity syndrome in NON mice

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 669-673

  Igel, M ^a   Becker, W ^a   Herberg, L ^b   Joost, H G ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ CENTER FOR DIABETES RESEARCH AT HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

leptin; leptin receptor; NON mouse; ob gene; obesity

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEREDITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RECEPTOR DENSITY;

EID: 0030452082     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-979875     Document Type: Article

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