The Biology of Leptin: A Review

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1405-1420

  Houseknecht, Karen L ^a,b   Baile, Clifton A ^c   Matteri, Robert L ^d   Spurlock, Michael E ^e  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^e Purina Mills LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Cytokines; Leptin; Obesity; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; DISEASE MODEL; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CARRIER PROTEINS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MICE; MICE, OBESE; OBESITY; PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0032063076     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.7651405x     Document Type: Review

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