Pro-opiomelanocortin and weight regulation: From mice to men

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2001, Pages 1409-1416

  Boston, Bruce A ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feeding behavior; Melanocortin; Metabolism; Obesity; Pro opiomelanocortin; Weight regulation5

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; AGOUTI-RELATED PROTEIN; INTERMEDIN; LEPTIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROTEIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; LEPTIN; MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONES; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; OBESITY; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0035565495     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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