Leptin

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 247-252

  Meinders, A E ^a   Toornvliet, A C ^a   Pijl, H ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Adipostat; Energy expenditure; Food intake; Obesity; Pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PROTEIN;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ENERGY BALANCE; FOOD INTAKE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; INSULIN RELEASE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0030561267     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-2977(96)00039-3     Document Type: Short Survey

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