Obesity: Molecular bases of a multifactorial problem

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 127-144

  Palou, A ^a   Serra, F ^a   Bonet, M L ^a   Pico C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adipogenesis; Feeding control; Obesity; Obesity genes; Thermogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANTIOBESITY AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ENDORPHIN; BOMBESIN; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE H; CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; CORTICOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; FURIN; GALANIN; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; INTERMEDIN; LEPTIN; LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE; MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; MOTILIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROTENSIN; OREXIN A; OREXIN B; OXYTOCIN; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROTIRELIN; RETINOBLASTOMA PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUNGER; LIPID STORAGE; OBESITY; REVIEW; SATIETY; THERMOGENESIS; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LEPTIN; OBESITY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; THERMOGENESIS;

EID: 0033803491     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003940070017     Document Type: Review

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