Leptin and the genetics of obesity

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Supplement

Volumn 88, Issue 428, 1999, Pages 51-57

  Clement K ^a,b  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Genetics; Leptin; Leptin receptor; Obesity

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PROTEINS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RODENTIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033015759     PISSN: 08035326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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