More clues from fat mice: Leptin acts as an opponent of the hypothalamic neuropeptide Y system

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 590-591

  Spitzweg, Christine ^a   Heufelder, Armin E ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LECTIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y;

ANIMAL MODEL; ENERGY BALANCE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0030852954     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1360590     Document Type: Note

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