Human uncoupling proteins and obesity

Obesity Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 97-105

  Schrauwen, Patrick ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy expenditure; Humans; Obesity; Uncoupling proteins

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CARRIER PROTEIN; ION CHANNEL; LEPTIN; LIOTHYRONINE; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; MITOCHONDRIAL UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 2; MITOCHONDRIAL UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 3; PROTEIN; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; LEPTIN; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OBESITY; PROTEINS; TRIIODOTHYRONINE; UNCOUPLING AGENTS;

EID: 0032603897     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1550-8528.1999.tb00396.x     Document Type: Article

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