A novel polymorphism in the proximal UCP3 promoter region: Effect on skeletal muscle UCP3 mRNA expression and obesity in male nondiabetic Pima Indians

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1242-1245

  Schrauwen, P ^b   Xia, J ^c   Walder, K ^c   Snitker, S ^c   Ravussin, E ^a  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Genotype; Obesity; UCP3 promoter

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 3;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIAN; MALE; MESSENGER RNA SYNTHESIS; METABOLIC RATE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLEEP;

EID: 0033406189     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801057     Document Type: Article

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