Genetics of obesity and body weight regulation

Current Opinion in Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 218-224

  Kaplan, L M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

BODY WEIGHT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; OBESITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

EID: 0033795345     PISSN: 10683097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00060793-200010000-00002     Document Type: Review

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