Hyperleptinemia and leptin receptor variant Asp600Asn in the obese, hyperinsulinemic KK mouse strain

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 337-345

  Igel, M ^a   Taylor, B A ^b   Phillips, S J ^b   Becker, W ^a   Herberg, L ^c   Joost, H G ^a,d  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

^c LEIBNIZ CENTER FOR DIABETES RESEARCH AT HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^d RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN METABOLISM; INSULIN RELEASE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032446191     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/jme.0.0210337     Document Type: Article

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