The Genetics of Obesity

Hospital Practice

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 55-77

  Hirsch, Jules ^a,c   Leibel, Rudolph L ^a,b  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*

^c New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN RECEPTOR; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETICS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPID STORAGE; OBESITY; REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0032520962     PISSN: 87502836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21548331.1998.11443653     Document Type: Review

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