Of mice and men - The control of food intake and body weight: Editorial

Gastroenterology

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1487-1489

  Taylor, I L ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; UROCORTIN;

AREA POSTREMA; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; STOMACH EMPTYING;

EID: 0033032282     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5085(99)70514-7     Document Type: Editorial

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