The obese gene is expressed in lean littermates of the genetically obese mouse (C57BL/6J ob/ob)

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 276, Issue 4 39-4, 1999, Pages

  Haller, Edwin W ^a   Wittmers Jr , Lorentz E ^a   Haller, Irina V ^a   Regal, Ronald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic obesity; Ob gene product; Ob ob experimental controls; Phenotypic differentiation

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HETEROZYGOTE; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0032948090     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1999.276.4.e762     Document Type: Article

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