Leptin sensitive neurons in the hypothalamus

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 345-350

  Baskin, D G ^a,b   Hahn, T M ^a,b   Schwartz, M W ^a,b  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arcuate Nucleus; Body Weight; Food Intake; NPY; Obesity; POMC

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BODY WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOOD INTAKE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGOUTI;

EID: 0033000041     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-978751     Document Type: Conference Paper

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