Molecular basis of obesity and insulin resistance;Molekulare mechanismen von adipositas und insulinresistenz

Nieren- und Hochdruckkrankheiten

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 113-117

  Joost, H G ^a,b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Leptin; Leptin receptor; Melanocortin 4 receptor; Obesity; Type II diabetes

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE Y RECEPTOR; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; HYPERPHAGIA; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0031920208     PISSN: 03005224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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