The adipose organ: Endocrine aspects and insights from transgenic models

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2001, Pages 4-8

  Cinti, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CARRIER PROTEIN; ION CHANNEL; LEPTIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; MITOCHONDRIAL UNCOUPLING PROTEIN;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE MODEL; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOUSE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; RAT; REVIEW; SECRETION; THERMOGENESIS; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ADIPOCYTES; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; LEPTIN; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; RATS; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC; THERMOGENESIS;

EID: 0035464415     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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