Independent genetic factors determine the amount and distribution of fat in women after the menopause

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 781-785

  Samaras, K ^b   Spector, T D ^a   Nguyen, T V ^b   Baan, K ^a   Campbell, L V ^b,c   Kelly, P J ^a,c,d  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ST VINCENT'S CLINIC   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWINS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, GENETIC; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0031017439     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.3.781     Document Type: Article

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