Leptin and the development of obesity and diabetes in psammomys obesus

Obesity Research

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 455-458

  Collier, Greg R ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Leptin; Psammomys obesus

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; LEPTIN; PROTEIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG RESISTANCE; EATING; GENETICS; GERBIL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLISM; OBESITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGING; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG RESISTANCE; EATING; GERBILLINAE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; OBESITY; PROTEINS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031226848     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1550-8528.1997.tb00670.x     Document Type: Article

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