Identification of a three-amino acid deletion in the α2(B)-adrenergic receptor that is associated with reduced basal metabolic rate in obese subjects

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2429-2433

  Heinonen, Paula ^a   Koulu, Markku ^a   Pesonen, Ullamari ^a   Karvonen, Matti K ^a   Rissanen, Aila ^b   Laakso, Markku ^c   Valve, Raisa ^c   Uusitupa, Matti ^c   Scheinin, Mika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2B ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; CALORIMETRY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0033305789     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.84.7.5818     Document Type: Article

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