Genetics of human obesity: Research directions

FASEB Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 937-945

  Bray, George ^a   Bouchard, Claude ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Body fat; Food intake; Genome scanning; Leptin; Mendelian disorder; QTL; Single gene defect; Transgenic model

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS BREEDING; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FOOD INTAKE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MUSCLE METABOLISM; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0030867806     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.11.12.9337146     Document Type: Review

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