Tumor necrosis factor-α levels in adipose tissue of lean and obese cats

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 128, Issue 12 SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Miller, Cheryl ^a   Bartges, Joseph ^a   Cornelius, Larry ^a   Norton, Natalie ^a   Barton, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; ELISA; Feline; FIHL; TNF

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOREXIA; BIOPSY; BODY MASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LIPIDOSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0031743405     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/128.12.2751s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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