Leptin receptor and the brain: A tale of body weight regulation

Current Opinion in Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 225-230

  Burguera, B ^a   Couce, M E ^a   Lloyd, R V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

LEPTIN RECEPTOR;

BODY WEIGHT; BONE METABOLISM; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0033804991     PISSN: 10683097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00060793-200010000-00003     Document Type: Review

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