Obesity research continues to spring leaks

Clinical and Investigative Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 239-244

  Harper, Mary Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UNCOUPLING PROTEIN;

BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CELL ENERGY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METABOLIC RATE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON MOTIVE FORCE; REVIEW; THERMOGENESIS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; OBESITY; PROTEINS; PROTONS;

EID: 0030776891     PISSN: 0147958X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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