Leptin: Genes, concepts and clinical perspective

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 249-256

  Considine, Robert V ^a   Caro, Jose F ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Leptin; Leptin receptor; Ob gene; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CELL RECEPTOR; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; THIAZOLIDINE DERIVATIVE; TROGLITAZONE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BODY FAT; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR GENE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0030460618     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000185096     Document Type: Article

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